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them were males, of which one only had the long tail-feathers 

 perfect. 



286. Chibia hottentota. Hair-crested Drongo. 



Of this bird, I had also three specimens brought to me, from 

 the valley of the Teesta. My shikaree regarded it as a prize, 

 but evidently did not set such a value upon it as on the last. 



287. Artamus fuscus. Ashy Swallow-Shrike. 

 Several specimens from the valleys below the station. 



289. TcHiTREA AFFiNis. Burmese Paradise Flycatcher. 



My companion purchased a specimen from a Lepcha hawker ; 

 but I cannot say where it was procured. I did not meet with 

 the bird myself, nor did my shikaree. 



291. Leucocerca fuscoventris. White-throated Fantail. 



This graceful little creature is common near Darjeeling, and 

 has a weak but sweet little song. 



294. Chelidorhynx hypoxantha. Yellow-bellied Fantail. 

 I saw it during the ascent of Mount Tongloo, at about 8000 

 feet elevation, in the heart of the forest. 



299. Alseonax ferrugineus. Ferruginous Flycatcher. 

 These birds seemed to be common near Darjeeling. 



301. EuMYiAS MELANOPS. Vcrditer Flycatcher. 



One of the most common and familiar birds of Darjeeling. 

 It has a weak but sweet little song, and seems as fond of the 

 neighbourhood of houses as even the English Redbreast. A 

 nest was brought to me on the 1st May, which was said to 

 belong to this species. It was cup-shaped, and measured two 

 inches and a half across. The materials of its construction were 

 grass and the slender stems of herbaceous plants, completed 

 by a lining of horsehair. It contained four eggs, of a pale 

 greenish blue, much and irregularly spotted and blotched with 

 brown. 



313. NiTiDULA HODGSONi. Pigmy Blue Flycatcher. 



I obtained two specimens of this lovely little creature near 

 the station of Darjeeling. 



314. NiLTAVA suNDARA. Rufous-bcllied Fairy Blue-chat. 

 I saw numbers of these, and obtained several examples. 



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