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Birds of Kohat and Kurram. 
the hill-side being often covered with snow for days together. 
Frequents scrub-jungle, gardens, and orchards, going about 
in small parties, and often uttering its pretty little song 
even in mid-winter. 
[445.] Scotocerca inquieta. The Streaked Scrub- 
W arbler. 
Fattray, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 338 (Thall : common) ; 
Watson, op. cit. xv. p. 145 (very common round Chaman, 
near Quetta). 
436. $ ad. Banda, 1930 ft., 27th January. 
608. (testes very big). Lachi, 1540 ft., 25th February. 
A common resident among scrub on dry stony hill-sides, 
but not seen above 3500 feet, nor far from the foot of the 
hills. The specific name is very appropriate : it is never 
still, but is always flitting or running mouse-like about from 
bush to bush, only pausing occasionally to sing a few note& 
of its cheery little song. 
[456.] Cettia orientalis. The Eastern Bush-Warbler. 
167. $ ad. Lachi, 1540 ft., 27th March. 
701. <$ ad. Kohat, 1760 ft., 17th March. 
732. ad. ,, ,, 23rd March. 
734. $ ad. Chillibagh, 2100 ft., 24th March. 
Bill dark brown, lower mandible flesh-coloured, gape 
yellowish; tarsus flesh-coloured; iris brown. 
Passes through Koliat in fair numbers in March, fre¬ 
quenting reed-beds, gardens, and generally thick cover near 
water. A great skulker, usually occurring singly. My 
attention was first drawn to this species by a loud note, 
resembling the syllable “ chey ” proceeding from the midst 
of a tamarisk. After much peering, I made out a small 
brown bird vigorously flirting its tail and evidently much 
resenting my presence. It was in this way that I always 
met with it. 
[458.] Suya crinigera. The Brown Hill-Warbler. 
Battray, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 426 (nests freely in Murree 
Hills) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 113 (common in Kashmir). 
663. ? ad. Marai, 4000 ft., 9th March. 
