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Thi^ very pretty bird is tolerably common about Darjeeling, 

 ranging from 5,000 to 8,000 feet. It may be seen in Darjeeling 

 station, often in company witli tlic cotinnon Hill-tit, Far us 

 monticn/us, in small parties of five or six, hunting about the extreme 

 branches of tiees, clinging round and under them, diligently 

 searching for insects. Its nest has been brought to me, of ordinary 

 shape, made of moss and grass, and with four white eggs, with a 

 few rusty red spots. It has been found from Nepal to Bootan, 

 and extending into the hill ranges of Assam. 1 found it far from 

 rare at Cherra Poonjee. 



619. Minla castaniceps, Hodgson. 



Blyth, Cat. 514— HoiJSF., Cat. 590 — Prong-samyer-plio, Lepch, 



The Chesnut-headed Hill-tit. 



Z)fscr. —Above olive-brown, with a bright chesnut head, the 

 feathers streaked with white, and a white supcn-iliary streak extend- 

 ing to the nape ; ear-coverts dusky, mixed with white ; a narrow 

 moustachial band black ; quills dusky slaty ; middle of the wing 

 edged deep rusty, forming a band ; the first two outer primaries 

 hoary ; tail olivaceous externally, dusky on the inner webs ; be- 

 neath, the chin and throat white, also the middle of the belly, the 

 sides of the breast and abdomen lutesccnt. 



Bill dusky brown ; legs fleshy ; irides l»rown. Length 5 inches ; 

 wing 2^; extent 7 ; tail 1| ; bill at front j'^ ; tarsus §. 



This species is found in the South-east Himalayas, from Nepal 

 to Sikhim, extending to the Khasia Hills. It is tolerably common 

 near Darjeeling, inhabiting a slightly lower zone than the last, and 

 its habits much resemble those of that species. In its coloration 

 it shows an approximation to some of the next group. 



620. Minla cinerea,, Blyth. 



J. A. S., XVI. 449. 



The Dusky-green Hill-tit. 



Descr. — Greyish green above, ths feathers of the head broadly 

 margined with black, with a pale yellow supercilium, and, above 

 this, a black one ; cheeks mingled dusky and white ; secondaries 



