NO. 49.— 1898.] CEYLON BIRDS. 



163 



86 ... 94 ... Outer tail feathers greatly 

 lengthened ; exceeding the 

 middle ones by twice or three 

 times the length of wing... 



Dissemurus 

 34 D. paradiseus (only 

 one species) 



96 

 97 



98 ... 



99 ... 



100 ... 



101 ... 



102 ... 



6 ... 95 ... Plumage of nestling resem- 

 bling adult female, but 

 brighter ... ... Sylviidse 



Twelve tail feathers ... — 

 Feathers on forehead short, 

 rounded ; shafts not elon- 

 gate ; only the ordinary 

 rictal bristles near gape ... — 

 Rictal bristles in a horizontal 

 row 



Feathers of neck soft 

 First primary much less than 



a third of second ... — 



Wing and tail about equal ... — 

 Rictal bristles very small ; 

 tail much graduated ; outer 

 feathers less than three 

 quarters length of tail 

 103 ... Tail feathers broadly tipped 

 with white 



102 ... 104 ... Rictal bristles strong, well 

 developed ; tail less gradua- 

 ted; the outer feathers more 

 than three quarters the 

 length of tail 



105 ... Large : wing about 3 in. ... 36 



106 ... Small ; wing under 2'5 in. ... 37 

 100 ... 107 ... First primary longer than a 



third of second ; most fre- 

 quently equal to or exceed- 

 ing the half 

 Rictal bristles well developed 

 Bill as long as or longer than 

 head 



Upper plumage yellowish 

 green ... ... 38 



109 ... Ill ... Bill shorter than head 



112 ... First primary shorter than 



half the second 



113 ... Wing rounded 



114 ... Lateral tail feathers with 



white tips ... 39 



112 ... 115 ... First primary longer than 

 half the second 



116 ... Third primary falling short 



of wing by a considerable 

 distance 



117 ... Two rictal bristles on each 



side of head ... Franklinia 



... 144 

 ... 131 



121 



35 



Locustella 

 L. certhiola 



Acrocephalus 

 A. stentoreus 

 A. dumetorum 



107 

 120 



104 



108 ... 



109 ... 



110 ... 



Orthotomus ... Ill 

 O. sutorius 



Cisticola 

 C. cursitans 



... 115 



