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convenient hole in the cuttings, and lay four or five white eggs 

 with numerous pink spots on the larger end. 



Kachin name — Sum-way -wo. 

 (No. 579. Stoparola melanops.) 



THE BURMESE PARADISE FLYCATCHER. 



The Paradise Flycatcher is one of the non-migratory species, and 

 has accordingly grown a wonderfully striking plumage, which would 

 undoubtedly hinder it, if it had to travel long distances. It is not 

 exactly a common bird, but is perhaps one of the most conspicuous 

 birds we have out here, and when once seen cannot pass unnoticed. 

 It is the cock which goes m for this remarkable plumage, the hen hav- 

 ing nothing striking about her. The former when in full adult plumage 

 has the head and neck a glossy blue- black, the whole of the body a 

 silvery white, the feathers of the back having black stripes, the two 

 central tail feathers are lengthened out to an extraordinary degree, 

 and look when the bird flies as if it had two pieces of fluttering 

 white ribbon attached to it; the tail alone being sometimes fourteen 

 inches in length. The hens and young birds have the blue-black 

 heads, but the remainder of the plumage chestnut; immature cocks 

 having two long chestnut tail feathers. For nesting puposes they 

 build a cup-shaped nest, and lay pinkish coloured eggs spotted with 

 red. They are very partial to bamboo-jungle, and I have seen the 

 species near Rangoon, 



(No. 599. Terpsiphone affinis.) 



THE BLACK-NAPED BLUE FLYCATCHER. 



A common and noisy little flycatcher, keeping generally to shady 

 localities under trees, in the gardens and plantations. Its whole 

 upper plumage is a bright azure blue, the under parts paling from 

 bluish to white. The cock bird has a black patch at the back of the 

 neck. And like the last also builds a cup-shaped nest, placed on a 

 branch or twig in some well sheltered Spot, 



(No. 601. H. azurea) 



THE WHITE-BROWED FAN TAIL FLYCATCHER. 



A striking looking little bird about seven inches in length having a 

 fan-shaped tail and is found in most localities both in the hills 

 and plains and may often be seen dancing and pirouetting with out- 

 spread wings and tail amongst the branches of trees, whilst it utters 

 its little song of a few bars. Its whole plumage is a smoky brown, 

 with a short white eve-brow ; its throat, and the lips of its tail 

 feathers also being whit-. It builds a wonderful little nest like an 



