Indian Birds 



59. Rhipidura albicollis: The White-throated 

 Fantail Flycatcher. (F. 605), (J. 291), ( + 1.) 



Distinguished from 58 by the black fore- 

 head and narrow white eyebrow, and from 60 

 by the black abdomen. Nest an inverted cone. 

 The common fantail of S. and E. India. 



60. Rhipidura pectoralis: The White-spotted 

 Fantail Flycatcher (F. 607), (J. 293), ( + 1.) 



Distinguished from 58 by the black fore- 

 head and narrow white eyebrow, and from 59 

 by the whitish abdomen. Nest cup-shaped. 

 The common fantail of S.W. India. (Illus. 

 B. B., p. 76.) 



The Robins, 61-69 



61 and 62. The Pied Bush Chats. 



The cock is a black bird (brownish in early 

 winter), with a conspicuous white wing patch 

 and a white rump. 



The hen is a reddish-brown bird (greyish in 

 winter), with a black tail with a reddish patch 

 over the tail. The hen may be distinguished 

 from other brownish birds by the peculiar 

 colouring of her mate. 



The nest is in a hole in the ground at the 

 base of a tussock of long grass. 



61. Pratincola caprata : The Common Pied 



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