TEPHRODORNir, 



. India generally, Burrnah, Assam, Bengal, extending to the foot of the 

 Himalayas* Occurs in the Deccali, North Guzerat, kutch and Kattiawar. In 

 Sind it is a seasonal visitant, arriving in April, breeding and leaving the 

 Province early in September. I obtained nestlings in May and June, and 

 during July and August. Of the eight specimens collected, five were young 

 birds. None were seen in September. Its presence is easily known by a very 

 pretty, unmistakable little song, quite unlike that Of any of the Laniince. 



171. TephrodomiS pelviCUS, Sharpe, Cat.B. Br.Mus. iii. p. 276. 

 Tentheca pelvica, Hodgs. Jnd. jRev. i. p. 447 ; Tephrodornis pelvica, Jerd. 

 B. hid, i. p. 409* No. 263; Hutoe, Str. F. iii. p. 92 ; &l. B. &urm. p. 122 ; 

 Hume ond l)av. Str. F. vi. p. 205 ; Hume, Str. F. viii. p. 91. The NEPAUL 

 WOOD- SHRIKE. 



Above pale ashy broWn forehead whitish ; head, nape and hihd heck cine- 

 reous grey ; rump greyish White, barred with brown near the tip ; upper 

 tail coverts white, the longer ones brown. Tail brown, with a rufous tinge, 

 the shafts reddish and the tips whitish ; quills ashy brown, rufous shafted, all 

 edged and tipped brighter ; lores, ear coverts and feathers under the eye 

 black ; sides of face, sides of neck, and Under surface white* tinged with 

 pinkish oh the breast. 



Length. ^'^ niche's ; \Virig 4-5 ; tail 3-5 j tarsus 0*85 ; ciilmen 0-95 to i. 



//<?. N.4V. Provinces of India, Oudh, N.-W. Himalayas, Sikkim, 

 Arrakafl) Assam* the Ifido-Burmese countries, Tipperah, Cacharj and from 

 Bhootan to Nepaul, DavisOn found it generally distributed over Tennaserim, 

 and Oates says oVer the whole of Pegu. 



The Nepaul or Hodgson's Wood-Shrike frequents thick evergreen forests 

 in preference to other localities. It feeds on insects as grylli; mantiseSj 

 crickets^ grubs and catef pillars, which it picks off the leaves. 



172, T&phrodornis sylvic&la, <?"/< Madr.joum*. p. 236; 



ly, y. A. S. B. xv. p. 304; Bp. Consp. i. 357; Jtrd. B. fnd. i. 

 p. 408, -The 1 MALABAR WOOD-SHRIKE. 



Above slaty cinereous ; rump, whitfe ; wihgs, tail and some oi the upper 

 coverts dusky broWn ; topper tail covert^ white ; the longer ones dusky brown j 

 nasal plume's, lores, feathers tinder dhd abote the eye, and ear coverts black, 

 mare defined than in pondiceriann j Cheeks and entire under surface of body 

 white. Eyebrow faintly indicated. Bill blackish ; legs plumbeous ; iris wa* 

 yellow. 



Length* 8-5 inches ; wing 4 ; tail 4-4 ; tarsus c/S; culrrien erg. 



Hdb. Southern parts of the Indian Peninsula. Jerdon says it is only found 

 in the forests of the Malabar Coast, and ascends the Neilgheffy and other ranges. 

 It climbs and hops about the larger boughs of trees, picking insects of 

 kinds off the leaves. Found in small flocks* 



