VERTEBRATES OF THE JALPAIGURI DISTRICT, BENGAL. 993 



Eastern Red-breasted Flycatcher (562), Siphia albicilla. — A common winter 



visitor to the plains. 

 Slaty-bine Flycatcher (567), Cyornis leucomelanuriis. — A very common 

 winter visitor to the plains. It is found in any sort of jungle both in 

 high grass and thick forest. 

 Little Pied Flycatcher (569), Cyornis melanoleucus. — A fairly common winter 



visitor to the plains. It keeps to the forest. 

 Blue-throated Flycatcher (575), Cyornis ruheculoides . — Not uncommon along 



the base of the hills. 

 Pigmy Blue Flycatcher (578), Nitidula hodgsoni. — Only one specimen pro- 

 cured by Inglis at Buxa early in March. 

 Verditer Flycatcher (579), Sfoparola melanops. — A winter visitor to the plains. 

 Brook's Flycatcher (586), Anthipes poliogenys. — Fairly common and resi- 

 dent. It keeps generally to tree jungle. 

 Brown Flycatcher (588), Aheonax latirosins — Probably resident. O'Donel 



has got specimens in July. 

 Grey-headed Flycatcher (592), Culicicapa ceylonensis. — A common winter 



visitor to the plains. 

 Rufous-bellied Niltava (594), Niltava sundara. — A not uncommon winter 



visitor to the plains. It keeps to thick scrub and forest. 

 Small Niltava (595), Niltava macgrigorice . — A very common winter visitor to 



the plains. 

 Burmese Paradise Flycatcher (599), Terpsiphone affinis. — Very common in 



the forests at the foot of the hills. 

 Indian Black-naped Flycatcher (601), Hypothymis azurea. — Common and 



resident in the plains throughout the year. 

 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (603), Chelidorhynx hypoxanthum. — Very common 

 in the hills and a common winter migrant to the plains. It keeps 

 to forest 

 White-browed Fantail Flycatcher (604), Rhipidura albifrontata. — A common 



resident species. 

 White-throated Fantail Flycatcher (605), Rhipidura albicollis. — Very com- 

 mon in the plains. It is one of the birds always seen while sitting 

 over a kill for a tiger. They very often come and pick insects from 

 off the kill. 

 Common Pied Bush-Chat (608), Pratiyicola caprata. — Resident in the southern 



portion of the district, never near the hills. 

 Indian Bush Chat (610), Pratincola maura. — A common winter visitor to the 



plains. 

 White-tailed Bush Chat (611), Pratincola leucura. — Common in the grass 



churs of the Torsa river. 

 Hodgson's Biish Chat (613), Pratincola insignis. — A winter visitor. 

 [Jerdon's Bush Chat (614), Oreicola jerdoni. — Recorded from the adjoining 



district Purneah. We have not seen it.] 

 Dark-grey Bush Chat (615), Oreicola ferrea. — A common winter visitor to the 



plains. 

 Western Spotted Forktail (630), Henicurus maculatus. — Confined to the hill 



streams. Inglis got it at Buxa early in March. 

 Slaty-backed Forktail (632), Henicurus schistaceus . — A common winter visitor 



to the plains. It keeps mostly to forest streams. 

 Black-backed Forktail (633), Henicurus immaculatus . — Common in the forest 



streams. 

 Leschenault's Forktail (634), Henicurus leschenaulti. — Occasionally seen in 



the. winter. 

 Little Forktail (637), Microcichla scouleri. — Seen in the hills. 

 White-capped Redstart (638), Chimarrhornis leucocephalus. — Common in the 

 hills and descends in winter along the principal rivers in the plains ; 

 never seen further than six miles from the hills. 

 Daurian Redstart (641), Ruticillaaurorea. — An occasional cold weather visitor 



