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Sturnopastor contra, var. superciliaris, Blyth, Anders. Yunnan 



Exped., Ave8 f p. 594. 

 Zayet, Burm. 



Coloration. Resembles 8. contra. Differs in having the forehead 

 and the anterior half of the crown closely streaked with white, 

 the streaks on the sides of the neck and on the shoulders absent 

 or obsolete ; in having a well-defined white supercilium joining 

 the ear-coverts ; and in the back and rump being paler. 



Gape and basal half of bill orange, remainder of bill yellowish 

 white; mouth black; orbital skin orange-yellow ; iris pale yellow ; 

 legs and claws brown. 



Length about 9 ; tail 2'6 ; wing 4'5 ; tarsus 1*2 ; bill from gape 

 1-45. 



Distribution. The eastern portion of the Empire from Cachar 

 and Manipur down to Mergui in Tenasserim. 



Habits, <$fc. Breeds in Burma from April to June, constructing 

 a similar nest to that of S. contra. The eggs measure about 1-04 

 by '77. 



