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Gzkus — SITTKLLA. — Bill slightly curved upwards; nostrils with a 

 cutaneous \ alve. 



286. S. rhrysoptera. Lath., Orange winged Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills forming large rusty red patch : breast and 

 abdomen streaked with brown ; crown of head dark brown. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4. 



287. S. Iriirocrpliula. Gld.. White headed Tree-runner, 



Middle third of quills forming rusty-red patch ; breast and 

 abdomen streaked with brown ; head and neck all round white. 

 Hab. : 3, 7. 



"> s . S. alh.'lta. Ramsay, Tied Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills pure white : head white all round. 

 Hab. : 2. 



289. S. pilcata. Gld., Black-capped Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills forming large rusty-red patch ; breast and 

 abdomen white, without any streaks ; crown of head black. 



[All upper part of head in female is black. Male has simply a 

 black cap with white at base of bill and over eyes. — A. J. North.] 

 Bab. : 4, 6, 7. '•». 



-^ ,n - S. tenuirOStriS* Gld. (sub-sp. of S. pileata), Slender-billed Tree- 

 runner. 



Middle third of quills forming rusty-red patch; breast and 

 abdomen white, without any streaks; crown of head blackish-brown; 

 middle third of quills half white and half rusty. 

 Hab. : 4, 7. 



291. S. h'liroptcra. Gld., White-winged Tree runner. 



Middle third of <|uills pure white ; head above black ; breast and 

 abdomen white, without streaks. 



Hah. : 1. 8. 



292. S. Striata, Old., Striated Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills pure white ; head above black ; breast and 

 abdomen much streaked. 



Hab.: 1, 2, 3. 



Group — Cinnyrimorphai. 



Angle of the chin reaching as far as the line of the anterior margin of the 

 nasal suture, but not beyond it ; tongue extensile. 



FAMILY— NECTAR I N 1 1 DJE. 



Bill pointed, elongated, and curved; nostrils rounded, protected by i 

 coriaceous membrane not hiddi n by brisl les or feal ben. 



Genua < LNNYRIS. Tail square; male with metallic colours. 



293. <\ frcnat.t. s. Mull, ub-sp. ofC jugularia, Linn.), Songbird. 



Male baa i i "\\ d ol hi ad and upper sin t ice olive-green ; over and 

 undei eye two inconspicuous marks of yellow; throat and chest 

 blue ; remainder of under surface tine yellow : irides chestnut ; 

 bill and feel black. 



Total l( Qgth, »'7"> in. : bill, " !• in. : Mring, 2*1 in. ; tail, 1'fi in. 



I le bas whole of under Burface yellow, without a tnu 



UOUS m male. 

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