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II. — Tail lis long as or longer than wing. 



(a) Tail in males very elongated ; a marked crest ; 

 head glossy black, rest of upper plumage chestnut, 

 except in old males, when it is mainly white. 



Tersiphone paradisi paradisi (Indian Paradise Fly- 

 catcher). 



[h) No crest. 



(1) Tail same length as wing ; plumage mainly 

 azure blue. 



Hypothymis azurea ccylonensis (Indian Black- 

 naped Flycatcher). 



(2) Tail longer than wing and fan-shaped ; upper 

 plumage mainly brown ; a broad band above 

 the eye and most of lower parts white. 



Rhipidura alhijrontaia. (White-browed Fantailed 

 Flycatcher). 



SiPHIA HYPERYTHRA. 



The Indian Red-breasted Flycatcher. 



Siphiahyperythra (Gates, Vol. II., p. 10) ; Muscicapa hyperythra 

 (Legge, p. 428). 



Description. — Male : Whole upper plumage to the rump 

 dark ashy-brown ; m ing coverts and quills dark brown edged 

 with the hue of the back ; upper tail coverts and four central 

 tail feathers wholly black, remaining tail feathers white for 

 two-thirds of their length, on the outermost feather the outer 

 web is black for over half its length ; lores, cheeks, and sides 

 of neck ashen ; chin, throat, breast, and sides of abdomen 

 rich chestnut bordered by a bold black stripe from the gape 

 down to the sides of the breast ; rest of lower surface white, 

 tinged with rufous on the flanks and under tail coverts. 



Female : Upper surface with a more earthy tint ; the black 

 of the tail less pronounced ; lores and round the eye grayish ; 

 the chin, throat, and breast are duller, and lack the dividing 

 black border. 



