1869.] of Central, Western and Southern India. 177 



the rufous colour of the abdomen is paler. In T. Fairbanki the latter 

 is of the same colour as in T. CacMnnans, but such differences as these 

 might be due to bad stuffing or incorrect drawing. No native artist 1 

 however, would have put in a black chin. 



The habits are doubtless precisely similar to those of T. Cacliinnans. 

 I learn from Mr. Fairbank that the bird abounds on the Pulney hills. 

 I suspect the Anamullay and Travancore ranges may yet yield several 

 interesting novelties when closely searched. They are at present less 

 known than any other part of the Indian peninsula, and judging from 

 the comparatively large number of animals already known to be pecu- 

 liar to them and to the Malabar coast, they are well deserving of close 

 examination. 



435. MalaCOCirCUS Somervillei, Sykes. Abundant at 

 Khandalla on the top of the Bhore Grhat, and therefore at the edge of 

 the Deccan. Further inland it is replaced by M. Malabaricus, Jerd. 



In the course of 1867, 1 shot every species of Malacocircus known; 

 M. terricolor in Calcutta, 31. griseus at Coimbatoor, JSf. Malabaricus 

 and M. Malacolmi about Nagpur and Chanda, and M. Somervillei 

 at Khandalla. 



Sub -family Drymoicince. 

 530. OrthotomuS longicauda, GUn. I shot a specimen of 

 this tailor bird, with a paler grey breast, in Chanda forest. It does not 

 appear to differ from the common form in any other respect, and may* 

 therefore, not improbably be an individual peculiarity. 



533. Prinia Adamsi, Jerd. Mr. Fairbank informs me that 

 he has procured this species near Ahmednuggur in the Deccan. 



534. Prinia SOnaliS, Sykes. Pern G-anga valley near Chanda. 

 I believe it was this race which I killed, it seems a little larger than 

 P. Steivarti, but the two forms are not easy to distinguish. This 

 species and the next are included in Dr. King's list of Goona birds. 



536. P. gracilis, Franklin. Forest close to Chanda. I found 

 this bird in small flocks of 5 or 6, like Malacocirci, hunting about 

 amongst the branches of trees, and flying consecutively from tree 

 to tree, just as the restricted Timaliina do. I see Captain Beavan, 

 Ibis for 1867, p. 454, has also noticed the occurrence of this bird in 



flocks and its habits. 



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