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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Locustella hendersoni

Locustella hendersoni, Cass.

520. :- Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 159 ; Butler, Guzerat; Stray Feathers, Vol. III, p. 479; Deccan, Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 406.

THE STREAKED REED WARBLER.

Length, 5.5 ; wing, 2.25 ;tail, 2.12.

Bill dusky above, paler beneath; irides, hazel; legs fleshy-brown.

Above pale olive-brown, all the feathers centred dark-brown; tail uniform brown, tipped pale, especially as seen from below ; beneath white, tinged with earthy-brown on the neck, breast, and flanks; lower tail-coverts fulvescent-white, with narrow longitudinal striae. In the spring moult the lower plumage is at first a somewhat rich yellow.

The Streaked Wren Warbler occurs sparingly as a seasonal visitant in the neighbourhood of Belgaum, Deesa and Mhow, and must occur in other suitable localities.

It has not been recorded from Sind.

BookTitle: 
Handbook to the Birds of the Bombay Presidency
Reference: 
Barnes, Henry Edwin. Handbook to the birds of the Bombay Presidency, 1885.
Title in Book: 
Locustella hendersoni
Spp Author: 
Cass.
Book Author: 
Barnes, H. Edwin
Year: 
1885
Page No: 
213
Common name: 
Streaked Reed Warbler
M_ID: 
23341
M_SN: 
Locustella lanceolata hendersonii
id: 
11669

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