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Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on the 
We found several pairs in the scrub round Thall in April. 
On picking up the above-mentioned example,, I noticed some 
cobwebs in the bill, and on looking round found a nest in a 
thick bush close by. It was composed of roots, bits of green 
plants, and a lot of cobwebs, and had not been completed. 
[400.] Sylvia nana. The Desert-Warbler. 
Watson, J. B. N. H. S. xv. p. 145 (occurs near Chaman). 
452. Sex ? ad. Lachi, 1500 ft., 24th February. 
This example was shot creeping about in a thorn-bush 
in the desert. Only one other was seen, in a similar spot, 
the following year. 
[401.] Sylvia althaea. Hume^s Lesser Whitethroat. 
Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 602 (believes that this sp. 
is fairly common at 8000 ft. in May) ; Fulton, op. cit. xvi. 
p. 48 (shot three in May between 5000 and 7000 ft.); Ward, 
op. cit. xvii. p. 112, and xviii. p. 461 (eggs taken in May and 
July at 8000 ft.). 
232. $ ad. Kokat, 1760 ft., 29th April. 
Passes through Kohat and the Kurram Valley in spring 
and autumn, but is not common. In spring I have gene¬ 
rally observed it in Shisham trees (Dalbergia sissoo) in 
company with the next species. These trees are then in 
flower and attract much insect-life. Birds shot in them 
generally have their heads covered with pollen. This White- 
throat is a beautiful songster. 
[402.] Sylvia affinis. The Indian Lesser Whitethroat. 
Battray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 338 (winter visitor, not 
common : Thall) ; Betham, op. cit. xvi. p. 831 (a few pairs 
nest round Quetta) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 112 (common in 
summer in Kashmir). 
41. Sex? Khushalgarh, 1200 ft., 16th December. 
101. $ . Kohat, 1760 ft., 5th February. 
Passes through in large numbers in spring and autumn, a 
few staying for the winter. Breeds freely in the Kurram 
Valley in Ilex-scrub and low bushes from 6000 to 8000 feet. 
Like the last species it has a pleasing and remarkably loud 
