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The White-beowed Blue Flycatcher (C. siqierciUaris) . 

 Another Himalayan species — uses the hole of a tree or wall as a 

 nesting site. Dull blue above; with the exception of a l)roacl l)reast 

 band of dull blue, the whole of the lower plumage is white. Total 

 length 4| inches, tail 2. 



ORA^-GE-GOEGETEr) FLYCATcnEE {SipTiia fifrophifa) . Above 

 olive-brown, with black and white facial markings; oval patch 

 of orange-chestnut, below the black throat; undersurface slaty, merg- 

 ing into white on the abdomen. Total leng'th 5^ inches, tail 2|. 



Red-breasted Flycatctiek (8. parva). Eather plainly clad, 

 nevertheless a dainty species. Above it is principally grey and 

 brown, eye region and under parts below breast, white; tlie chin, 

 throat, and breast chestnut. Total length 5 inches, tail 2. This 

 species is also found in Central and South-Eastern Europe daring 

 the summer months. 



Eed-tiiroated Fly<'at<'iier : rnfurtuiiately I did ii')t nnte 

 this ispecie-s. 



The other four .'^jiecies are beautiful lairds, but are 

 known to visitors to London sliows and have several times 

 been referred to in Bird A'olcs, viz., Verditer (^Inparola 

 melauops) Clreat-billed* (C. magnirosfris), Tickell's ('^'. iicl-- 

 clli), and Rufous-bellied Niltava (NUtava sundara). 



REDSTARTS: A Redstart is an intensely interesting 

 bird, wliat with its perpetually moving tail, and Rol;>in-like 

 demeanour, it soon endears itself to its owner and speedily 'ie- 

 comes tame and fearless. They tlirive on Insectile mixture, 

 live inse'-ts and some speeies certainly take a little milk -sop, 

 and peek at over-ripe fruit. I have kept the Plumbeous since 

 1907; it has done well in one of my aviaries out of doors all 

 the year round, and is still living Four species are repre- 

 sented, all of which are, however, known to English aviculture. 



Tuj; Plumheous Redstaet {Rliyacopldhhs fuliginous) . K truly 

 fa.scinating species, slaty-blue above, ashy-biown Ijeneath, with chest- 

 nut tail, and upper and under tail-coverts of white. Total length 

 b\ inche;-;, tail ju^t over 2. A Himalayan species (not wholly) — 

 the nest site is a shelf of rock, or a hollow in a bank by the 

 side ol a stream. 



The White-capped Redstaet (Chirnarrhornis leucocephaJa). 

 A handsome Himalayan species of Chat-like demeanour, with plumage 

 of chestnut-maroon, and black; cap (including crown and nape) 

 pure white. Total length 1\ inches, tail 3J. Nesting site, mostly 

 a hole in a bank by the side of a( stream. 



The Blub-peonted Redstaet (Ruticilla frontaJi:^] The male 

 is dull blue above, with forehead and supercilium bright, glisten- 



*See coloured plate in June issue of current volume. 



