1840.] of the Peninsula of India. 5 



seen this apparently new species in low thick jungle in the neighbour* 

 hood of Jaulnah. It associates in small flocks; is very war)', flying 

 before you from bush to bush, with a low chirping note, and so much 

 the manners of a Thimalia, that I at first mistook it for one. 



122.-P. cursitans, Frankl. Cnt-Ghas kaPhootkee, or Gluts ka Pit. 

 pittee— Grass warbler— Meadow Wren Warbler. 



This curious lark-plumaged little species of Prima frequents 

 long grass, whether on sides of nullah,, or in the open plains 

 and is far from being uncommon in most of the large rumnahs 

 of the table land. I have also seen it in the west coast. When 

 disturbed it takes a short interrupted flight, and on seating it 

 self hides among the tufts of grass, and often runs several yards It 

 feeds on ants, the larva of .mall grasshoppers, and various other in- 

 sects. This bird if not an aberrant species of Swainson's genus Pratt- 

 cola, is probably a link joining it to the Prima. It differs from the 

 character of Praticola in its shorter hind claw, and unnotched bill 

 Ir.des brownish yellow; bill brownish above, pale below; I e « flesh 

 coloured. Length 4 to 4* inches; of wing 2 ; tail nearly 2° tarsus 

 nearly T yhs. I have specimens smaller than this in every resnect 

 killed below the ghauts. 7 ies P ect > 



Sub Genus SYLVIA.— True Warbler. 

 123.— S. Montana, Horsf. 



This species (if truly distinct), which differs from the next only in 

 ize, is rare in the peninsula. 1 possess but one specimen, the locality 

 of which I have mislaid. Length S^ths; wing2 T yhs; fail rather more 

 than 2 ; tarsus, A ths ; first quill feather very minute and sharp pointed, 

 2d quill feather longer than the 6th. 



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124.— 5. Rama, Sykes.— Village Warbler. 



This is a tolerably abundant bird in most parts of India, frequenting 

 hedges, gardens and trees, in cultivated ground, and near villages T°t 

 is lively and active, hopping about the branches, and capturing various 

 small insects, occasionally on the wing, but generally on the branches 

 or leaves. It has a rather harsh chuckling note which it incessan.lv 



