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feathers of the males (not of the females) are elongated to three 

 or four times the length of the body : in one specimen they 

 are 15f inches long. They feed principally on the ground, 

 and on very minute insects. 

 There has been much confusion among the early descriptions of 

 these birds. Linnaeus describes the Muse. Indica as an Upupa ; 

 Brisson as a Promerops ; and others as a Pica, Icterus, Todus, 

 Manucodiata, &c. The specific name of Indica seems to have 

 the right of priority over that of castanea given by M. Tem- 

 minck, (See M. Kuril's 'Systematic Catalogue of the PI. Enlu- 

 minees,' page 5,) as having originally been assigned to the bird 

 by Brisson. Other well marked species, nearly allied to the two 

 preceding, the males of which have similarly elongated tail- 

 feathers, are found in Africa and China. 



38. Muscipeta Jlammea, Cuv. Gobe-mouche Jtammea, Temm., PI. 



Col., 263. Male and Female. 

 The cry of this bird is xvheet, wheet, toheet. In the colours, the 

 female has yellow where the male has scarlet. Irides brown- 

 black. 



39. Muscipeta per egrina. Parus peregrinus, Linn. Crimson-rumped 



Flycatcher, Lath. 



Genus Muscicapa, Auct. 



40. Muscicapa melanops, Vigors. Figured in Gould's l Century of 



Himalayan Birds.' 

 •11. Muscicapa Banyumas, Horsf. Banyumas Flycatcher, Lath. 

 Gobe-mouche chanteur, Temm. 



42. Muscicapa Poonensis. Muse, supra cinereo'brunnea ; subtus 



sordide alba ; mandibula superiori nigra, inferiori ad basin 

 alba. 



Longitudo corporis 4 X 5 T una, caudce 1 T %, 

 These birds sit on the extreme twigs of trees, and dart on passing 

 insects in the manner of the Merops viridis. 



43. Muscicapa cceruleocephala. Muse, cinereo-brunnea, cceruleo 



leviter tincta ; capite thoraceque lazulinis; pectore sublazulino; 



abdomine crissoque albis. 



Longitudo corporis 5 T V una, caudce 2§* 



44. Muscicapa picata. Muse, supra atra, subtus sordid^ alba; 



strigd a mento ad nucham utririque extendente, fascia alarum^ 

 uropygio, crisso, apicibusque rectricum duarum later alium albis. 

 Longitudo corporis 5{- una, caudce 2%. 



Genus Rhipidura, Vigors & Horsf. Fan4ailed Flycatcher. 



45. Rhipidura albqfrontata, Frankl. 



46. Rhipidurajuscoventris, Frankl. 



Colonel Sykes has shot both these birds in the same localities. 

 The male has a very sweet note. He spreads and raises his tail 

 over his head in hopping from bough to bough. Both species 

 have the aspect and habits of the Australian bird Muscicapa 



• Jlabellifera, Gmel. Irides deep sepia brown. 



