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Leaf- Warbler, and its call-note, which is a short and shrill psi, psi, closely resembles that of 

 the Yellow Wagtail. 



The present species certainly breeds in the Ural and the north-eastern portions of European 

 Russia, and also, according to Pleske, in the Altai, in Turkestan, and Bokhara, and it probably 

 also nests in the higher parts of the Himalayas. Mr. W. E. Brooks (Str. Feath. vii. p. 510) 

 found a newly made nest in Kashmir, which he describes as being domed, and placed on the 

 steep bank-side of a ravine full of small birch trees, at an elevation of about 11,000 feet. 

 Unfortunately it was empty. This is the only record of the nest having been found, and the 

 eggs are as yet unknown. 



The specimen figured and described is in my own collection. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined, besides the series in the British 

 Museum, the following specimens: — 



E Mm. H. E. Dresser. 



a, $ , pull. Tjubuk, S.E. Ural, July 21st, 1872 {W. Meves). b, <J. October 1st, c. January 13th, Cawnpore; 

 d. November 14th, e, $. April 29th,/, <J . April 21st, g. November 14th, Muddapur, India; h, $ . 

 Jumalpur, October 16th, 1878; i, $ . Kashmir, May 9th, 1871; k. Bareilly; I, J 1 . Cawnpore, January 

 20th; m, $ . March 16th, n, $ . April 21st, o, $. April 22nd, p, $ . April 28th, q, $ . October 11th, 

 r. October 28th, s, 6. November 2nd, t, ? . November 21st, Muddapur, India (W. E. Brooks). 



