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coverts, grey-brown with a viiiaceous tinge ; longer upper tail-coverts, 

 whitish ; wings, deep grey ; tail, dark grey, tipped with whitish. 

 Breast and abdomen, greyish brown, paler on the breast ; under tail- 

 coverts, brownish wliite. 



Iris, dark brown ( Oates ), Bill, plumbeous blue, except tip, 

 wliicli is blackish. Legs, slate-colour ( Oates ). 



Habits, etc. This is probably a resident species, though I have 

 onh^ obtained specimens in July and August. Its flight is strong and 

 graceful, and it spends a consideiable part of its time in the air, 

 hawking for insects, but when at rest it usuall}'^ takes up its position on 

 an exposed branch of a tree. While on the wing, it has a swallow- 

 like appearance ; hence its English and Siamese names — the latter 

 meaning " Jungle-Swallow ". 



Distrlhution. Tiie only previous record I can find oi its 

 occurrence in this country is Gates' statem.^iit that it " extends into 

 Siam." 



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