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Layard at Point Pedro in June. It is an extremely rare bird, 

 as yet noted only from the Jaffna peninsula, Trincomalee, and 

 the Western Province. 



Habits. — Not much is known about these, but they are 

 probably much the same as those of the last species. It 

 appears, however, to keep to the lower branches of trees by 

 the sides of paths and small glades in the forest. 



Note. — Ochromela nigrorufa — The Black-and-Orange Fly- 

 catcher — is said to have occurred in Ceylon, but the 

 evidence is doubtful. Layard identified a drawing of a bird 

 obtained in June at Ratnapura by Mr. Mitford as being this 

 species, which occurs on the hill ranges of South India in 

 dense woods. The plumage is striking and unusual. In 

 males the forehead, crown, nape, hind-neck, sides of head, and 

 wings are black ; the rest is rich orange, slightly paler on the 

 abdomen ; some of the wing coverts and inner quills have 

 narrow orange tips. In females the black of the head is 

 replaced by greenish -brown ; the wings are dark brown and 

 the orange parts are paler. 



Length about 5 ; wing 2 ; taU 2*5; tarsus • 8 ; bill from 

 gape "6. 



CULICICAPA CEYLONENSIS. 



The Gray-headed Flycatcher. 

 Culicica/pa ceylonensis (Gates, Vol. II., p. 38 ; Legge, p. 410). 



Description. — Head, cheeks, and hind-neck dark ashy-gray, 

 the feathers of the crown wdth darker brown centres ; back 

 greenish-yellow, the colour brightening on the rump and 

 upper tail coverts ; wing coverts and quills dark brown edged 

 on the outer webs with the hue of the rump ; tail dark brown, 

 the outer webs of all but the two central feathers edged with 

 the hue of the rump ; throat, neck, and sides of breast pale 

 ashy-gray ; rest of lower parts bright yellow ; wing-lining pale 

 yeUow. 



Bill brown above, pale horny-yellow beneath ; iris broM n ; 

 legs and feet yellowish-brown. 



Length about 5 ; wing 2*5 ; tail 2*1 ; tarsus -55 ; bill from 

 gape '55. 



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