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’ Sus-Famity GARRULINA 
Have shorter bills, more or less conical in shape ; wings short 
and rounded ; tail in most of the species is very long and graduated ; 
legs and toes strong, and longer than the former birds, which aids 
them in their more arboreal habits. “The distinction from Corvine 
is not obvious in all cases ; but the Garruline are usually smaller 
birds, with shorter wings and longer tail, of great activity and more 
arboreal habits than crows and when on the ground usually move 
by hopping instead of walking. Blue is the characteristic colour.” 
They seem to prefer, quiet surroundings of simple Lepcha crofters, 
than the turmoil of town life. 
(669) GARRULUS BISPECULARIS, Himalayan Jay. 
(670) GARRULUS LANCEOLATUS, Black-throated Jay. Both these 
species are much like each other in colour, habits and_ peculiarities. 
They are rarely seen in Darjeeling. Himalayan jay is found on 
higher altitudes, whilst black-throated species prefers lower eleva- 
tions. I have seen at Kalipokri, the former bird, comfortably 
located, for many years, near Yak farmers’ little dwellings on the 
road to Sandakphu. Both these species have, white shining patches 
on the wings; tails longish. Though both jays are similar in 
appearance, they have slight variations in colour. The former bird 
above, is light bay or fawn brown ; it has a black stripe on side of 
the head, below the eye and ear-coverts ; some of the wing-coverts 
and quills are black ; white is found on edges of the primaries ; 
wing bars pale blue and black ; tail black, white on the coverts ; 
beneath, it is pale in colour. Aispecularis is 13 inches in length. 
Lanceolatus is a shade larger in size having the head, crest and faee 
black ; tail blue, barred with black and tipped white ; beneath, 
throat, and upper parts of the breast are black ; underparts of the 
hody have a reddish tinge. 
(672) Uroctssa SINENSIS, Red-billed Blue-magpie, you will likely 
see, in the forest on the way up to Senchal, where I have seen them 
on several occasions, oftener perhaps in spring, where this species 
build on tall trees. When observed flying from tree to tree, the 
fine long tail of Urocissa is displayed to no small advantage especially 
when shooting after an insect high up in the air, then settling down 
again on its perch. This magpie occasionally comes in to Darjeeling, 
in spring, where its loud metallic sounding, though cheerful and 
pleasant, call is often heard. This Uvocissa is 24 inches in length, 
of which the tail is fully 16 inches, so that it is quite 3 length of 
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