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lavas from Garhwal to the extreme east of Assam ; southern and 

 eastern Bengal, thence extending through Assam and Burma nearly 

 to the extreme southern point of Tenasserim. This species does 

 not appear to ascend the Himalayas to any great height, probably 

 not above 3000 feet. The same, or a closely allied, form is found 

 in China (C. brevirostris, Cab.). 



Habits, <$fc. This Drongo is found only in forests or well-wooded 

 localities, generally in small flocks, feeding on high trees. Its food 

 consists in great measure of insects which harbour in flowers, and 

 it catches insects on the wing less habitually than the other 

 Drongos. It breeds from April to June, constructing a cradle- 

 like nest at the extreme tip of a branch, generally at a great height 

 from the ground. Those nests which I found in Pegu were 

 secured with great difficulty. The eggs, generally three in number, 

 are white or pinkish, marked with reddish brown or purple. They 

 measure about 1-12 by *81. 



Genus DISSEMUROIDES, Hume, 1873. 



The genus Dissemuroides differs from Dicrurus in possessing a 

 tuft of hair-like feathers about half an inch long springing from 

 the forehead. It contains two species which merely differ from 

 each other in size. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Tail 6'5 ; wing 5-3 D. andamanensis, p. 321. 



b. Tail 8 ; wing 5'8 D. dicniriformis, p. 322. 



Fig. 96. Head of D. andamanensis. 



336. Dissenmroides andamanensis. The Small Andamanese 

 Drongo. 



Dicrurus andaraanensis, Tytler, Beavan, Ibis, 1867, p. 323. 

 Buchanga (Dicrurus) andamanensis (Tytler}, Ball, J. A. 8. B. xli, 



pt. ii, p. 282 ; id. S. F. i, p. 06. 

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