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S19.— Siphia strophiata, Hodgs. 



I procured a single specimen of this, a female, at Koombiron, 

 in the Western Manipur hills, and that was the only place 

 at which I noticed it. 



It is common about Shillong, and Godwin- Austen records it 

 in his Dafla hill list from the Dekrang valley and the Tom- 

 putu Peak, and this is all 1 know as yet of its occurrence in 

 Assam, Sylhet and Cachar. 



In British Burmah I only know that we procured a single 

 specimen at Mooleyit in Central Tenasserira, and that Blytb 

 records it from Arakan, whence I have not seen it. 



320. — Siphia leucomelanura, Hodgs. 



First observed on the Limatol range in the Western hills, 

 and then again on a forest-clad summit beyond Tankool 

 Hoondoong on the Eastern hills. It seems very scarce. 

 I only saw three birds from first to last— one male on Limatol 

 and a pair on the second occasion. 



From Assam I only have it from Shillong, but Godwin- 

 Austen records it from Sadiya and from Sibsagar. 1 have 

 not seen it from any part of Sylhet or Cachar (though it may 

 occur in the north of both of these districts) ; nor, so far as I 

 yet know, does it extend to any part of British Burmah. 



321.— Siphia superciliaris, Bly. 



The only place at which I noticed this was at Aimole on 



the Eastern hills, and there it was not uncommon. At the 



end of April they were about to breed. The following are 



exact details of a pair : — 



Length, Expanse, Tail. Wing. Tarsus. Bill from. gape. Weight. 

 i ... 4-4 7-3 1-75 2-35 68 05 0-26 oz. 



$ ... 4 25 6-8 1-4 2 1 07 0-55 027 „ 



In both the legs and feet were very pale silvery to fleshy 

 pink, the terminal joints of the toes and the claws being 

 slightly brownish. The bill was black and the irides deep brown. 



I have this from Shillong. Godwin-Austen obtained it on the 

 Hengdon Peak at 7,000 feet and in the Naga hills, and this is 

 all we know at present of its distribution in Assam, Sylhet and 

 Cachar. To Burmah it does not, so far as I yet know, extend. 



322. — Siphia erythaca, Bly. & Jerd. 



I first observed this little known species on the Limatol 

 range ; there they were going about in parties of six or more, 

 males and females mixed. 



