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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [YOL. XV. 



118 ... Forehead and crown of the 



same colour ... 40 F. gracilis 



119 ... Third primary reaching to tip 



of wing 



101 ... 120 ... Tail equal to wing ... Schsenicola 



41 Schsenicola platyura 

 97 ... 121 ... Feathers of forehead disinte- (one Indian species) 

 grated; the shafts lengthen- 

 ed ; some supplementary 

 bristles frequently long 

 and numerous in front of 

 rictal bristles 



122 ... Tail nearly even or slightly 



forked 



123 ... Supplementary bristles very 



short; no hair over nostrils Sylvia ... 126 



124 ... First primary large, extending 



considerably beyond tips of 

 primary coverts 



125 ... Crown of head gray; wing 



under 3 in. ... 42 S. affinis 



123 ... 126 ... Supplementary bristles very 

 strong and numerous, 

 extending up to the culmen 

 and lying over the nostrils Acanthopneuste 



127 ... With no band on crown of 



head 



128 ... Length of second primary 



between that of sixth and 

 eighth 



129 ... Lively green above ; bright 



yellow below ... 43 A. nitidus 



130 ... Dark green above ; greyish 



yellow below ... 44 A. magnirostris 



96 ... 131 ... Tail of ten feathers 



132 ... Tail varies in length accord- 



ing to season, cross rayed 

 graduated ... Prinia 



133 ... Upper plumage not streaked 



134 ... Abdomen fulvous or buff ... 



135 ... Bill intensely black 



136 ... Upper plumage dark ashy ... 45 Psocialis (summer) 



137 ... Upper plumage rufous brown 45 Psocialis (winter) 



138 ... Upper plumage earthy brown 



139 ... Outer tail feathers white ; 



wing about 2-5 in. ... 46 Psylvatica (summer) 



140 . . . Outer tail feathers pale brown, 



about 2 in. ... 47 P. jerdoni (summer) 



141 ... Bill brown ; lower mandible 



very pale or flesh coloured 



142 ... Upper plumage crown rufous 



brown ; wing about 2*5 in. 46 P. sylvatica (winter) 



143 ... Upper plumage earth brown, 



tinged with fulvous or 



green ... ... 47 P. jerdoni (winter) 



