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coraciid.t;. 



lilac ou the checks and sides of tlie Uiroat; chin whitish; throat 

 streaked with lilac-blue ; abdomen and under tail-coverts silvery 

 cobalt, with a purplish shade on the flanks ; thighs, under wing- 

 coverts, and basal quill-lining purplish blue. Total length 12 inches, 

 culmeu l--±5, wing ""O, tail 4-7, tarsus 1. 



Adult feuiale. Similar to the male in colour. Total length 1-J 

 inches, culmeu 1, wing 7-3, tail 4-8, tarsus 0-95. 



Young. Duller in colour than the adults and more of an ashy 

 brown ; the blue colour of the wings and tail much paler ; the throat- 

 feathers streaked with Avhitc, but without purple ; head pale ashy 

 brown, without auy greenish blue. 



Hah. From Nepal to Assam and Teuasserim and the Indo-Chinese 

 countries generally. 



a, b. Ad. sk. 

 c, d. Ad. sk. 

 (',/. Ad. sk. 

 g! Ad. sk. 

 h. Ad. sk. 

 i. Ad. sk. 

 k-o. Ad. sk. 



p. J ad. sk. 

 )•, s. Ad. sk. 



t. S ad. sk. 



u, V. Ad. sk. 



to. Ad. sk. 



.r, t/. S ^d. sk. 



z. Ad. sk. 

 a. S ad. sk. 

 b'. Ad. sk. 

 r'. Ad. sk. 

 d'. Ad. sk. 



e'. Ad. sk. 



/, ff'. Ad. sk. 



h'-o'. Ad. etimm. 



sk. 

 p'. c? ad. sk. 



q', >•'. d jiiv. sk. 



s'. (S ad. sk. 



t'-v'. tS $ ad. sk. 



w'-z'. 2 ad. et 

 juv. sk. 



Nepal. 



Nepal {B. H. Hodgson). 



Sikhim, Jan. 



Darjiling. 



DaqiUug. 



Bootao {Pemberton). 



Bootau Dooars, Jan., 



April {L. Mandelli). 

 Dacca. 

 Assam {McClelland). 



Feb., 



Dhollah, May {J. Cock- 

 burn). 



Dibrugbur, INIay (J. H. 

 Cnpps). 



Garo Hills (H. H. Godwin- 

 Austen). 



N. Khasia Hills (A. TV. Chen- 

 nell). 



Cachar (/. Inglis). 



Sylhet, Jan. (A. 0. H). 



Mauipur, March {A. O. H.). 



Bbamo, Feb. 



Mungla, Sanda Valley, May. 



Ava. 



Tonghoo District, Feb., Oct. 



(K TV. 0.). 

 Tonghoo, Jan., Mav, June, 



Aug., Dec. {R. G. W. R.). 

 Borougbo Island, Akyab, 



March {J. Armstrong). 

 Thayetmyo, Pegu, Sept. {R. G. 



TV. R.). 

 Rangoon District, Nov. (/. 



Ar^nstrong). 

 Rangoon, Dec, June, July (i2. 



G. TV. R.). 

 Pegu, Aug., Dec, Feb. {E. TV. 



O.). 



Hodgson Coll. 

 India Museum. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Seebohni Coll. 

 India Museum. 

 Uume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 India Museum. 



(Types of species.) 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Dr. J. Anderson [C.]. 

 Dr. J . Anderson 



[C.]. 

 W.T.Blanford,Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Gates Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



