. Birds. Birds. 134 OEATEHOPODIBJB. It breeds from June to August, constructing a ball-shaped nest of grass on or near the ground in bushes. The eggs, four in number, are white speckled with red and measure '67 by '53. 136. Dumetia alMgiilaris, The Small White-throated Babbler. MalacocercuB P albogularis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xvi, p. 453 Q847). Dumetia albogularis (BlytK), Blyth, 140; Smsf. ^ M. Cat. i, p. 403; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 26; Swme, N. $E. p. 247; id. Cat. no. 398; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 505; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. -vii, p. 514; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 177.; Oates in Hume's N. 8/- E. 2nd
. Birds. Birds. 134 OEATEHOPODIBJB. It breeds from June to August, constructing a ball-shaped nest of grass on or near the ground in bushes. The eggs, four in number, are white speckled with red and measure '67 by '53. 136. Dumetia alMgiilaris, The Small White-throated Babbler. MalacocercuB P albogularis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xvi, p. 453 Q847). Dumetia albogularis (BlytK), Blyth, 140; Smsf. ^ M. Cat. i, p. 403; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 26; Swme, N. $E. p. 247; id. Cat. no. 398; Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 505; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. -vii, p. 514; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 177.; Oates in Hume's N. 8/- E. 2nd ed. i, p. 94. The White-throated Wren-Babbler, Jerd.; Pandi-jitta, Tel.; Batitchia Fig. 37.—Head of B. Coloration. "Resembles D. Jiyperythra. Differs in having a white chin and throat. This bird varies a good deal throughout its extensive range. From Mount Abu and Deesa down to Mahableshwar the greater number of birds have nearly the whole crown deep rufous vsdth pale shaft-streaks and the shafts themselves more or less black. In Mysore and the Wynaad the rufous is restricted to the fore- head, the feathers having intensely black shafts, and all the white feathers of the throat having conspicuously black shafts. Ceylonese birds resemble the Mysore and Wynaad ones, but the throat is vdthout the black shafts so conspicuous in the latter. The iris also varies: Ceylon, greyish olive or white {Legge); "Wynaad, white (Davison); Deesa, dark brown (Butler). Bill, legs, and claws pinkish fleshy; the upper mandible along the culmen as also the claws tinged with brown (Bavison). Length nearly 6; tail 2-7; wing 2-2; tarsus -75; bill from gape '6.' Distribution. From Sdmbhar, Abu, and Deesa down the western portion of the peninsula to Ceylon. The most eastern locality where this species has been obtained appears to be Goona, whence King records it. It is found up to 3000 feet of elevation or even higher. Habits, Sfc. Similar to those of the preceding. This bird breeds fro
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