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PITTIDJE. 

 PITTAS. 



Live habitually on the ground, and feed on insects. F. I., II, 

 387. 



927. Pitta nepalensis. Blue-naped Pitta. Various hard in- 

 sects, Jerd. B. I., I, 504. 



933. Pitta brachyura. Indian Pitta. Various coleopterous 

 insects. Jerd. B. I., I, 504. White coffee grub in manure 

 heap. B. N. H. S, J., X, 303 ? 



The Pittas generally speaking are confined to the hills of Assam 

 and Burma. One species only is found more or less throughout In- 

 dia, namely, Pitta brachyura. 



EURYL^MI. 

 BROAD-BILLS. 



Wallace says they do not capture insects on the wing, but 

 pick ants and small Coleoptera off the bark and leaves of trees. 

 Jerd. B. I., I, 235-236. As a rule on insects. Imp. Gaz., I, 246- 

 Broad-bills are forest birds living generally in small flocks among 

 high trees and feeding as a rule on insects. F. I., Ill, 3. Little 

 but insects, taking them on the wing. E. B. C. N. H., 468-469. 



937. Eurylcemus javanicus. Harsfield's Broad-bill. This 

 species feeds on insects and small reptiles. F. I., Ill, 4. 



939. Corydon sumatranus. Dusky Broad-bill. Small evil 

 smelling beetle. B. N. H. S. J., XIV, 422. 



940. Cymborhynchus macrorhyncus. Black-and-red Broad-bill. 

 Entirely insects. F. I., Ill, 8. Berries. E. B. C.'N. H. S., 468. 



942. Serilophus lunatus. Gould's Broad-bill. Is stated to 

 live on fruit and berries. ~ Jerd. B. I., I, 239. Feeds chiefly on 

 insects. F. I., Ill, 9. 



943. S. rubripygius. Hodgson's Broad-bill. Various in- 

 sects. Jerd. B. I., I, 239. It feeds on insects, and I have shot 

 one in Manipore that had eaten small land mollusca. F. I., Ill, 9- 



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