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feathers of the males (not of the females) are elongated to three 

 or four times the lengtli of the body: in one specimen they 

 are 13^: inches long. They feed principally on the ground, 

 and on very minute insects. 

 There has been much confusion among the early descriptions of 

 these birds. Linnaeus describes the Muse. Indica as an Upiipa ; 

 Brisson as a Fromerops ; and others as a Pica, Icterus, Todus, 

 Manucodiata, &c. The specific name of Indica seems to have 

 the right of priority over that of castanea given by M. Tem- 

 niinck, (See M. Kuhl's 'Systematic Catalogue of the PI. Enlu- 

 minees,' page 5,) as having originally been assigned to the bird 

 by Brisson, Other well marked species, nearly allied to the two 

 preceding, the males of which have similarly elongated tail- 

 feathers, are found in Africa and China. 



38. Muscipeta jlammea, Cuv. Gobe-mouche Jlammea, Temm., PI. 



Col., 263. Male and Female. 

 The cry of this bird is ivheet, wheet, tvheet. In the colours, the 

 female has yellow where the male has scarlet, hides brown- 

 black. 



39. Muscipeta peregrina. Parus peregrinus,lu\nn. Crimson-rumped 



Flycatcher, Lath. 



Genus Miiscicajoa, Auct. 



40. Muscicapa melanops, Vigors. Figured in Gould's ' Century of 



Himalaya^! Birds.' 

 4fL Muscicapa Banyumas, Horsf. Banymnas Flycatcher, Lath. 

 Gobe-mouche chanteur, Temm. 



42. Muscicapa Poonensis. Muse, suprci cinereo-brunnea ; suhtus 



sordide alba ; mandibula superiori nigra, iriferiori ad basin 

 alba. 



Longitudo corporis 4^V unc, caudce l-tV* 

 These birds sit on the extreme twigs of trees, and dart on passing 

 insects in the manner of the Merops viridis. 



43. Muscicapa cceruleocephala. Muse, cinereo-brunnea, cceruleo 



leviter tincta ; capite thoraceque lazulinis; pectore sublazulino; 



abdomine crissoque albis. 



Longitudo corporis StV unc, caudce 2^. 



44. Muscicapa picata. Muse, supra atra, subtiis sordide alba; 



strigd a mento ad nuchani lUrinque extendente,Jascid alarum, 

 iiropygio, crisso, apicibusque rectricum duarunt lateralium albis. 

 Longitudo corporis 5f unc, caudce 2^. 



Genus Rhipidura, Vigors & Horsf. Fan-tailed Flycatcher. 



45. Rhipidura albqfrontata, Frankl. 



46. Rhipidura Juscoventris, Frankl. 



Colonel Sykes has shot both these birds in the same localities. 



The male has a very sweet note. He spreads and raises his tail 



over his head in hopping from bough to bough. Both species 



have the aspect and habits of the Australian bird Muscicapa 



Jlabcllijcra, Gniel. hides deep sepia brown. 



