. Birds. Birds. 314 MOTACILLIDiE. Coloration. The whole upper plumage, wings, and tail blackish brown, each feather margined with rich rufous bufE, the terminal two thirds of the outermost tail-feather diagonally white, the penultimate feather with about an inch of white at the tip, the next feather with a narrow white tip, the next tipped very faintly at the extreme tip ; an indistinct pale fulvous supercilium ; sides of the head pale fulvous streaked with blackish ; chin and throat white, bounded on either side by a narrow black moustacbial streak ; fore neck, breast, sides of the body, vent
. Birds. Birds. 314 MOTACILLIDiE. Coloration. The whole upper plumage, wings, and tail blackish brown, each feather margined with rich rufous bufE, the terminal two thirds of the outermost tail-feather diagonally white, the penultimate feather with about an inch of white at the tip, the next feather with a narrow white tip, the next tipped very faintly at the extreme tip ; an indistinct pale fulvous supercilium ; sides of the head pale fulvous streaked with blackish ; chin and throat white, bounded on either side by a narrow black moustacbial streak ; fore neck, breast, sides of the body, vent, and under tail- coverts buff streaked with black, the streaks on the breast more or less triangular, those on the other parts narrow and long ; abdomen unspotted pale Fig. 86.—Tail of 0. sylvanm. In the summer the rufous margins on the upper plumage and the triangular marks on the breast become much worn away. Upper mandible blackish brown ; lower mandible, legs, and feet fleshy, tip of lower mandible and claws shaded dusky; iris dark brown {Hume). Length about 7; tail 3; wing 3-2; tarsus -95; bill from gape •8; hind claw '35. Distribution. The Himalayas from Murree to Nepal, where this species appears to be a permanent resident. A specimen in the Hume Collection is stated to have been obtained at Etdwah in the plains, but probably there is some error. Habits, ife. Breeds on the Himalayas from 4000 to 8000 feet about May and June, making a shallow open nest of grass on the ground under a tuft of grass or a stone, and laying four or five eggs, which are whitish marked with red and purple, and measure about -9 by Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blandford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London, Taylor and Francis
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