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about houses, and is found in all kinds of places except in heavy 

 forest. 



593 ter. — Budytes cinereocapilla, Savi. (17). 



fTonghoo, Karennee, at 3,000 feet, Rams) Khyketo ; Kedai-Keglay ; Tha- 

 tone ; Wimpong ; Pubjouk ; Kohbaing ; Yea ; Tavoy. 



A cold weather visitant to the central and northern portions 

 of the province, and there common. A field Wagtail par excellence, 

 and if correctly identified, its occurrence at 3,000 feet in Karen- 

 nee is noteworthy. 



The following are dimensions, &c, of two males recorded in 

 the flesh : — 



Length, 6'8 to 7 - 0; expanse, 10 ; tail from vent, 2*82 : wing, 

 3-12 to 3-72; tarsus, 1-0 ; bill from gape, 0*75 ; weight, ; 75 oz. 



Legs, feet, and claws dark blackish horny ; upper mandible and 

 tip of lower mandible blackish horny ; rest of lower mandible pale 

 whitish yellow. 



It is not necessary to give a full description of this species, 

 though to prevent, if possible, the mistakes that collectors con- 

 stantly make in regard to these species, it may be useful to re- 

 produce here my friend Mr. Brooks' diagnosis of the males of 

 three common Indian Yellow Field Budytes. 



" B. flava ... Grey head, broad white Generally distribut- 



supercilium, grey and ed over the Old 

 white cheeks." World, and north- 



ern half of the New. 



" JB. cinereocapilla ... Dark grey head, superci- Eastern Europe, 

 Hum absent or else very India, and China, 

 narrow and white ; of- 

 ten only a half superci- 

 lium behind the eye ; 

 cheeks a dark slate 

 colour or almost black. 

 This dark cheek is the 

 well marked peculiarity 

 of the species." 



" JB. melanocephala .,Pure black head, with Eastern Europe, 

 very rarely indeed a India, and China, 

 supercilium, and then 

 very narrow, like a thin 

 white thread. I have 

 twice seen examples 

 with this thread-like 

 supercilium. The black 

 head is a good distinc- 

 tion." 



