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GENUS SITTELLA. Bill slightly curved upwards; nostrils with a 

 cutaneous valve. 



286. S. dirysoptera, Lath., Orange winged Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills forming large rusty-red patch ; breast and 

 abdomen streaked with brown ; crown of head dark brown. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4. 



287. S. leilCOCephala. Gld., White-headed Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills forming rusty-red patch ; breast and 

 abdomen streaked with brown ; head and neck all round white. 

 Hab. : 3, 7. 



288. S. albata, Ramsay, Pied Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills pure white ; head white all round. 

 Hab. : 2. 



289. S. pileata, Gld., Black-capped Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills forming large rusty -red patch ; breast and 

 abdomen white, without any streaks ; crown of head black. 



[All upper part of head in female is black. Male has simply a 

 black cap with white at base of bill and over eyes. A. J. North.] 

 Hab. : 4, 6, 7, 9. 



290. S. teilllirostris, Gld. (sub-sp. of S. pileata), Slender-billed Tree- 



runner. 



Middle third of quills forming rusty -red patch ; breast and 

 abdomen white, without any streaks ; crown of head blackish- brown ; 

 middle third of quills half white and half rusty. 

 Hab. : 4, 7. 



291. S. leilCOptera, Gld., White- winged Tree -runner. 



Middle third of quills pure white ; head above black ; breast and 

 abdomen white, without streaks. 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



292. S. Striata, Gld., Striated Tree-runner. 



Middle third of quills pure white ; head above black ; breast and 

 abdomen much streaked. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3. 



Group Cinnyrimorphas. 



Angle of the chin reaching as far as the line of the anterior margin of the 

 nasal suture, but not beyond it ; tongue extensile. 



FAMILY N ECTARINIID^E. 



Bill pointed, elongated, 'and curved; nostrils rounded, protected by a 

 coriaceous membrane not hidden by bristles or feathers. 



GENUS CINNYRIS. Tail square ; male with metallic colours. 



293. C. frenata, S. Mull, (sub-sp. of C. jugularis, Linn.), Sun-bird. 



Male has crown of head and upper surface olive-green ; over and 

 under eye two inconspicuous marks of yellow ; throat and chest 

 steel-blue ; remainder of under surface fine yellow ; irides chestnut ; 

 bill and feet black. 



Total length, 4 '75 in. ; bill, 0'9 in. ; wing, 2'1 in. ; tail, T5 in. 

 Female has whole of under surface yellow, without a trace of 

 steel-blue gorget so conspicuous in male. 

 Hab. : 2. 



