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Male. — Bright blue above and almost 

 pure white below. Sides of the body 

 washed with blue. Wings and tail 

 brown, washed blue on the outer webs. 

 Eegion at the base of the bill, lores and 

 a line under the cheeks are black. 



Females and young males are olive 

 brown tinged rufous above, dull white 

 below, fulvous at the sides with a 

 slight mottling of brown. 



Distribution. — Europe, Siberia, and 

 all China, passing the Yangtse Valley 

 in migration. 



Notes. — This bird frequents the thick 

 cover, keeping almost entirely to the 

 ground, and is usually found singly or 

 in pairs. 



THE BLUE-TAILED ROBIN. 



lANTHIA CYANUEA (pALL). 



Description. — Length five and one 

 half inches. Bill black. Tarsus 

 reddish brown. Iris brown. 



Male. — There is a white circle 

 around the eye, and a white line to 

 the base of the bill. Brilliant blue 

 above, and pure white below. Flanks 

 with a tint of blue, olive spots on the 

 side of the neck and breast forming a 

 more or less distinct band across the 

 breast. The sides in both sexes are 

 washed with golden rufous. The 

 wings are dusky brown, with a slight 

 bluish tinge in the male, and yellowish 

 in the female. The tail appears blue 

 in flight. 



Female and yoking males, are olive 

 above, and dull white below, tinted 

 with olive. 



Distribution. — Siberia and China. A 

 winter visitant in the Yangtse Valley. 



