Have found this on the web using your reference SunirmalBarai: The Indian Tailor Bird, Orthotomus sutorius, ((r. it!. Forster. Jerd. ...... They have two musical instruments, a tuntuna and a samel.
I spent some years in India but don't know of this name relationship to this bird.
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Somnath yes that could be? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy_Prinia... or perhaps the Lesser White-throat http://www.ntbc.org.uk/central%20asian%2...
think its a prinia. may be a ashy one(Prinia socialis)
Have found this on the web using your reference SunirmalBarai:
The Indian Tailor Bird, Orthotomus sutorius, ((r. it!. Forster. Jerd. ...... They have two musical instruments, a tuntuna and a samel.
I spent some years in India but don't know of this name relationship to this bird.
our local name is tuntuny.tailor bird is known as babui.i also spot babui and their nest
That seems definate - have you other thoughts?
no
Could be young Tailorbird?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailorbird