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observed, that in this species the tail appears to be doubly rounded, 

 the two middle feathers being shortest, and the third, or middle one 

 of the five on each side, longer than the others. 



Inhabits India. — General Hardwicke. Found at Cawnpore, in 

 November. 



A.: — Size uncertain. Bill slender, black; plumage in general 

 pale brownish ash-colour; chin and throat rufous; beneath from the 

 breast to vent white ; quills and tail brown ; the two middle feathers 

 plain, the others, for about one-third from the base, white. The 

 female nearly the same, but wants the rufous on the chin and throat. 



Inhabits India. — From the drawings of Sir John Anstruther. 

 In some the chin, throat, and breast, are pale red, much the same 

 as in the Common Redbreast, but wanting the red on the forehead. 



38— WHITE-THROAT WARBLER. 



Sylvia cinerea, Ind. Orn. ii. 514. Gm.reise, iv. 151. Tent. Man. d'Orn. 113. Id. 



Ed. ii. p. 208. 

 Parus cinereus, Bris. iii. 549. Id. 8vo. i. 463. Bvf. v. 409. 3. 

 Ficedulse affinis, an Spipola prima, Rail, 77. A. 6. 

 Stoparola Aidrovaridi, Rati, 77. A. 1. Will. 153. Id. Engl. 210. 

 Spipola prima Aidrovaridi, Raii, 80. 3. Will. 171. Id. Engl. 210 & 236. xvi. 

 Die fahle Grasmucke, Schmid, Vog. p. 87. t. 73. 

 Fauvette grise, ou Grisette, Buf. v. 132. PI. enl. 579. f. 3. 



rousse, PL enl. 581. I. — a bird of the first year. 



Vitrec a menton blanc, Salem. 226. 6. 



Turdus Calamoxenus, Sepp, Vog. t. p. 97. — the bird. 



Der Waldsanger, Naturf. xvii. 101. 



White Throat, Gen. Syn. iv. 428. Br. Zool. No. 160. Id.fol. 104. t. S. f. 4. Id. 



Ed. 1812. i. p. 528. Collinses Birds, pi. 5. f. 6. 7. Arct. Zool. ii. 422. S. Alb. 



iii. pi. 58. White, Sell. p. 103. Shaw's Zool. x. 597. Bewick, i. pi. p. 219. 



Lewin, iii. pi. 104. Walcot, ii. pi. 235. Pult. Dors. p. 9. Orn. Diet. 



LENGTH five inches and three quarters, weight four drachms. 

 Bill dusky, base beneath whitish ; irides yellow hazel ; plumage 



