320 Capt. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 



the measurements of four specimens killed in 1866, the first 

 two the 12th of April, the last two, at Simla^ 20th of June. 



312, MusciCAPULA SAPPHiRA. Sapphire-headed Flycatcher. 



The specimen before referred by me (Ibis, 1865, p. 422)> 

 though doubtfully, to this species was perhaps Erythrosterna 

 maculata. 



323, Erythrosterna leucura. White-tailed Robin Fly- 

 catcher. 



I shot a specimen of this species in Dr. Scott's garden at 

 Umballah, on the 22nd of October, 1866 — which, though I had 

 previously shot many in the Maunbhoom district and Lower 

 Bengal, was the first time that I had ever seen the male with a 

 red throat and breast. The rufous phase seems to me rather the 

 cold-weather dress than the nuptial plumage, as stated by Dr. 

 Jerdon, Length 4-75 ; wing 2*75 ; tail 2; tarsus '625 ; spread 

 of foot '9375 ; bill from front -3125, from gape '5625 ; extent 

 8 inches. At Barrackpore, in October 1864, I noted that I had 

 only observed it from the 20th of that month ; it is therefore 

 migratory in Lower Bengal. The note is a harsh *'zree, zree, 

 zree," uttered at short intervals ; sometimes " thruk " when 

 moving from one tree to another in company with other birds ; 

 " zree, tree, tut," the last " tut " uttered on alighting. The 

 bird suddenly spies an insect on the ground, hops down to it, 

 and, standing there for one instant only, quickly picks it up and 

 regains its perch. 



325. ?Erythrosterna acornaus. Brown Flycatcher. 



A bird of this genus, apparently very near this species, was 

 procured by me at Zwagaben, in the Tennasserim provinces of 

 Burmah, October 18th, 1865, It was shot near i\it poongye or 

 priests' houses, halfway up the hill, and was feeding on Phyto- 



