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607. CocHOA PURPUREA. Purple Thrush-Tit. 

 I obtained two specimens of this bird, which my shikaree 

 informed me he shot on Mount Tendong. 



612. CuTiA NiPALENSis. Yellow-backcd Shrike-Tit. 

 One example of this bird. 



614. LioTHRix LUTEUs. Red-billcd Hill-Tit. 



This pretty little bix'd is abundant at Darjeeling. I generally 

 saw them in small flock or parties. 



615. LioTHRix ARGENT AURis. Silvcr-earcd Hill -Tit. 



I had several specimens of this bird brought to me, but I 

 did not meet with it myself. 



616. Siva strigula. Stripe-throated Hill-Tit. 



I did not see this species myself; but my shikaree procured 

 specimens. 



617. Siva cyanouroptera. Blue-winged Hill-Tit. 



I obtained several examples and saw the bird myself fre- 

 quently. 



618. MiNLA igneotincta. Red-tailed Hill-Tit. 



This species appeared to me to be even more common than 

 the last. 1 often saw it. 



619. MiNLA cASTANEicEPs. Chcstnut-headed Hill-Tit. 

 Of this bird I obtained a number of specimens. 



620. MiNLA ciNEREA. Dusky-grceu Hill-Tit. 

 I obtained one specimen only, a female. 



623. IxuLUs FLAVicoLLis. Ycllow-napcd Flower-pecker. 

 Common at Darjeeling. 



626. YuHiNA GULARis. Stripc-throatcd Flower-pecker. 



An abundant bird in and near the station of Darjeeling. I saw 

 it on the spurs below Jella Pahar, and also above 7000 feet of 

 elevation. 



644. Parus monticolus. Green-backed Tit. 

 Abundant in and near the station. 



649. Machlolophus spilonotus. Black-spotted Yellow Tit. 

 My shikaree brought me one specimen from near Leebong. 



