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good deal smaller than those from northern India, but grade into 

 them and thence through North Burma into an equally small form 

 in South Burma. 



Sub-family ARTAMINAE. 



50. Artamus fuscus, Vieill. 



O. and B., vol. i, p. 498. 

 B.M. Cat., vol. xiii, p. 11. 



(a) 9 , Kobo, 400 ft., 29-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25356. 



Family ORIOLIDAE. 



51. Oriolus melanocephalus (Linn.). 



O. and B., vol. i, p. 506. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. iii, p. 215. 



(a) cf , Kobo, 6-xii-ii. I.M. No. 25297. 



This is a young bird with the forehead still yellow and the 

 black of the wings well edged with greenish. 



52. Oriolus trailii (Vigors). 



O. and B., vol. i, p. 508. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. iii, p. 222. 



(a) Not sexed. Morsing, 1000 ft., 27-i-i2. I.M. 

 No. 25273. 



This bird, although not sexed, is undoubtedly a young 

 female. 



Family STURNIDAE. 



53. Sturnopasta contra (Linn.). 



O. and B., vol. i, p. 542. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. xiii, p. 57. 



(a) if , Sadiya, N.-E. Assam, 28-xi-ii. I.M. No. 

 25260. 



This Myna as far as the supercilia and the markings on the 

 forehead are concerned shows no approach, as might have been 

 expected, to the Burmese sub-species superciliaris. It is, however, 

 as is the case with so many birds in this N -E. corner of India, of 

 a remarkably dark colouration, the back being practically a glossy 

 black with little or no tinge of chocolate in it. There is unfortu- 

 nately but one specimen collected, which is, however, matched 

 with another from Dikrang in the Museum collection ; had there 

 been a series all showing the same depth of blackness, it would 

 certainly have formed a good sub-species. A further series — they 



