PRIMA FAMILIAR IS. 
and near the extremity an almost imperceptible transverse band of a deeper hue. 
The tarsi are yellowish, and the bill has both above and at the point a brown 
corneous tint, while its base is pale yellow. The irides are dark coloured. 
The Prinia familiaris is abundant in many parts of Java, near villages and 
gardens. In the confines of these it builds its nest on trees and shrubs. Its motions 
are sprightly. It sports among the branches in short rapid flights, and enlivens the 
neighbourhood with pleasant notes, from which the native name is derived. 
On our Plate the necessary illustrations of the bill and feet of Prinia familiaris 
are represented, under the letters a, b, c, and d. A separate view of the tail js also 
given, to shew the proportional length and disposition of the tail-feathers. 
