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species of Lorantlms and on Grislea tomentosa when in 

 flower. 



82.— Dicssum minimum, Tickell. (238.) 



Tickell's Flowerpecker is found in Sal jungle in most parts of 

 the Division, but is not very common anywhere. 



83.— Piprisoma agile, Tickell. (240.) 



The Thick-billed Flowerpecker is about equally distributed 

 with the last species in Chota Nagpur, and occurs in similar 

 localities. 



Of the nidification of both these species Captain Beavan has 

 given full accounts. 



CERTHIAD^. 



84.— Salpornis spilonota, Frankl. (246.) 



I first observed the Spotted Grey Creeper in 1868 near the 

 Jhulda hills iu Manbhum, but it was not until December 1871 

 that I succeeded in obtaining specimens. The first I shot in 

 a mango grove at the village of Kamdera in Lohardugga : the 

 second in Sirguja. 



On both occasions I thought it was a Sitta which I was firing 

 at. 



Measurements in inches : — 



Wing 335 ; tail 2* ; tarsus *6. 



85.— Sitta castaneoventris, Frankl. (£50.) 



The Chesnut-bellied Nuthatch is rather rare in Chota Nagpur. 

 The only specimen I obtained was shot in Sirguja. I have, 

 however, observed the bird in other parts of the Division. 



It was a specimen received from Colonel Tickell which first 

 drew Mr. Blyth's attention to the distinctness of the Sikhim 

 bird, which he accordingly separated as S. cinnamomeoventris. 



86.— Dendrophila frontalis, Borsf. (253.) 



The Velvet-fronted Blue Nuthatch is given in Mr. Blyth's 

 list ot Colonel Tickell's birds. I have never observed it myself. 



UPUPID^]. 



87.— Upupa epops, Lin. (254.) 



The European Hoopoe is pretty generally distributed through- 

 out the open parts of Chota Nagpur. 



