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feathers of tlie malęs (not of the females) are elongated to three 

 or four times the length of the body : in one specimen they 

 are I5į inches long. They feed principally on the ground, 

 and on very minute insects. 

 There has been rauch confusion among the early descriptions of 

 these birds. Linnasus describes the Muse. Indica as an Upupa ; 

 Brisson as a Promerops ; and others as a Pica, Icterus, Todus, 

 Manucodiata, &c. The specific name oi Indica seems to have 

 the right of priority over that of cnstanea given by M. Tem- 

 minck, (See M. Kuhl's 'Systematic Catalogue of the PI. Enlu- 

 minees,' page 5,) as having originally been assigned to the bird 

 by Brisson. Other well marked species, nearly allied to the two 

 preceding, the malęs of which have similarly elongated tail- 

 feathers, are found in Africa and China. 



38. Muscipeta Jlammea, Cuv. Gobe-mouche Jlammea, Temm., PI. 

 Col., 263. Malė and Feniale. 

 The cry of this bird is tuheet, tvheet, ivheet. In the colours, the 

 female has yellovv where the maie has scarlet. Irides brown- 

 black. 



S9. Muscipeta peregrina. Parus peregrinus,'Lmn. Crimson-rumped 

 FlycatcneTf Lath. 



Genus Muscicapa, Auct. 



40. Muscicapa melanops, Vigors. Figured in Gould's ' Century of 



Himalayan Birds.' 

 •11. Muscicapa Banyumas, Horsf. Banyiimas Flycatcher, Lath. 



Gobe-mouche chanteur, Temm. 



42. Muscicapa PooNENSis. Muse. supra cinereo-brunnea ; subtus 



sordide ulba ; mandibula superiori nigrd, inferiori ad basin 

 albd. 



Longitudo corporis 4-rV unc, caudce 1-rV 

 These birds sit on the extreme twigs of trees, and dart on passing 

 insects in the manner of the Merops viridis. 



43. Muscicapa c(eruleocephala. Muse. cinereo-brunnea, cceruleo 



leviter tincta ; capite thoracegue lazulinis; pectore sublazulino; 



abdomine crissogue albis. 



Longitudo corporis SA unc, caudce 2|^ 



44. Muscicapa picata. Muse. supra atra, subtus sordidl alba; 



strigd a mento ad nucham utririgue extendente,Jascid alarum, 

 uropygio, erisso, apicibusgue rectricum duarum lateralium albis. 

 Longitudo corporis Sį- unc, caudce 2^. 



Genus Rhipidura, Vigors & Horsf. Fan-tailed Flycatcher. 



45. Rhipidura albofrontata, Frankl. 



46. Rhipidura Juseoventris, Frankl. 



Colonel Sykes has shot both these birds in the šame localities. 

 The malė has a very sweet note. He spreads and raises his tail 

 over his head in hopping from bough to bough. Both specieg 

 have the aspect and habits of the Australian bird Muscicapa 



■ flabellifera, Gmel. Irides deep sepia brown. 



