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especially at tlic tip. Can these be hybrids ? The small crest is 

 in these cases the most permanent difference. 



The chesnut birds can always be recognised by the absence of 

 the rich glossy black neck and throat of T.paradisi; and more- 

 ever the inner webs of the quills are dusky-black in this, chesnut 

 in the former species. 



This Flycatcher takes the place of the last in the sub-Hima- 

 layan regions of Nepal and Sikhim within our province, extending 

 into Assam, Burmah, and Malay ana. 



Other eastern species of Tchitrea are T. atrieaudata, Eyton {at- 

 7'iceps,^\.\ from IMulacca; a very beautiful species, T. principalis, 

 ( T. 2)rinceps, Gray, T. Incei, Gould), from China and Japan ; and 

 T. Gaimardi, Lesson, from New Guinea. / 



T. rufa, Gray, figured in the * Genera of Birds,' has been separ- 

 ated as Xeoceflms, Bon. 



There are a good number of African species kept under restricted 

 Tcliitrea, some with similar coloring to the Indian species, others 

 mostly black. 



The genus Philentoma contains several richly coloured birds from 

 Malacca and the isles ; among otliers P. velatmn, T. {Muse, 

 pedoralis, A. Hay), and Ph. pyrrliopteron., T. {Muse, plumosa 

 Blyth and Ph. castaneum, Eyton), — both from Malacca. 



Gen. Myiagra, Vigors. 



Cha)'. — Bill of moderate lengtli and strength, broad, triangular, 

 suddenly narrowed, straight, tip well hooked and distinctly notch- 

 ed ; rictal bristles long, slender, numerous ; nostrils small, basal, 

 plumed at the base and overhung by a few fine hairs ; wings mode- 

 rate, broad, 4th and 5th quills about equal and longest ; tail rather 

 long, even or slightly rounded ; tarsus rather short ; feet very 

 small ; outer toe much longer than inner one, much syndactyle. 



This genus, of Avhich there is only one species in India, is toler- 

 ably developed in Australia and Oceanica. It is evidently nearly 

 related to Tchitrea in the form and colour of the l)ill nnd its 

 evanescence after death, its demi-crcst, and other i>oint? ; and in 

 its habits to the I'^mtails. 



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