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if scai'cely to be described as gregarious, they are incliued 

 to be sociable and are usually seen in small parties. When 

 looking for insects they keep, as a rule, much nearer to the 

 ground than other Flycatchers, but like them they utter no 

 sound. 



Xanthopygia tricolor. 



This Flycatcher is another of those species which have 

 only been observed on the spring migration, and although 

 not common it is liable to be mistaken for Xanthopygia 

 narcissina. Arriving during the last ten days of April, tliis 

 bird passes through some three weeks later than Xantho- 

 pygia narcissina. 



When hovering low down, close to the water, among 

 scrub and nndergrowth, this species with its black plumage 

 and white alar speculum has a considerable resemblance to a 

 butterfly, the yellow rump being inconspicuous. 



Ianthia cyanura. 



Tarsiger cyanurus (Pall.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M, iv. p. 255. 



This little bird is a common winter visitor, arriving early 

 in November and leaving again towards the end of March ; 

 it is generally distributed both on the coast and inland, and 

 in both the Kwang Provinces. 



Extremely tame, this species inhabits woods and groves of 

 bamboos, where it obtains most of its food upon or close 

 to the ground, and is only very rarely seen at any height 

 above it. In a dim light it is possible to mistake Ianthia 

 cyanura for a female Redstart, for like the latter it is 

 affected with ^' shivering fits."' 



CyANOPTILA BELLA. 



Xanthopygia cyanomelana (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. iv., 

 p. 251. 



This beautiful blue Flycatcher is an exceedingly common 

 bird of jjassage during the spring migration, nut only on 

 the coast but inland, and in Kwang Si as well as in Kwang 

 Tung. Although seen as early as March 22nd, the main 

 body arrives in April, and until the end of the third week of 



