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251.— Sitta cinnamomeiventris, Bly. 



Two males, September and Octoher. — Length, 5*8 and 6*1 ; 

 expanse^ 96 and 10'5; wing, 3'3 and 3-35; tail, 1*8; tarsus, 

 066 and 0-7; bill from gape, 1*0; bill at front, 0-76; closed 

 wings short of tail, 0*5 and 0*6. 



Bill black ; base of lower mandible and of culmen bluish 

 grej horny ; irides hazel brown ; feet dingy plumbeous. 



Female, July. — Length, 5'3 ; expanse, 10*9; wing, 3*4; 

 tail, 1-8 ; tarsus, 07 ; bill from gape, 0-9 ; bill at front, 0'75 ; 

 closed wings short of tail, 0*6. 



Bill horny black ; base of culmen and basal two-thirds of 

 lower mandible horny white ; irides brown; gape yellow; feet 

 greenish plumbeous, the soles greenish yellow ; claws plum- 

 beous horny. 



Two young birds, June and August. — Length, 5*1 and 5*6 ; ex- 

 panse, 9-5 and 10 ; wing, 3-2 and 3-3 ; tail, 1-8; tarsus, 0*7 ; 

 bill from gape, 0-9 and 0-95 ; bill at front, 0*74 and 0-75 ; closed 

 wings short of tail, 0'4 and 0"5. 



One of these specimens has the whole upper surface undulat- 

 ed with rusty and blackish. 



This Nuthatch is common in the central woods of the Valley, 

 and is usually seen in small parties running up and down the 

 trunks of bare trees. It is more shy in its habits than S. hima- 

 layensis. 



254:.— Upupa epops, Lin. 



Two males, Valley, April, — Length, 12 and 12-5 ; expanse, 

 18 and 18 2; wing, 5-9 and 6-0 ; tail, 4' 5 and 4*3; tarsus, O'S 

 and 0-9 ; bill from gape, 2-4 and 2*5 ; bill at front, 2-25 and 

 2-3 ; nostril to point of bill, 1*9 and 2*0 ; closed wings short of 

 tail, 1-9 and 2-0. 



Two females, Valley, September. — Length, 11*4 and 11*6 • ex- 

 panse, 17-4 and 18 ; wing, 5-75 ; tail, 3'9 and 4-1 ; tarsus,' 0-8 

 and 0-85 ; bill from gape, 2-3 and 2*4 ; bill at front, 205 ; nos- 

 tril to tip of bill, 1*83 and 1*88 ; weight, 2 ozs. 



Rill horny black; base of upper mandible livid, and base of 

 lower mandible greyish horny ; gape whitish fleshy ; eyelid 

 plumbeous ; irides dark brown • feet dusky ; claws blackish 

 horny. 



The European Hoopoe is a rare bird in the valley of Nepal, 

 a few pairs only being, now and then, seen there in winter. 

 About the beginning of April it passes through the valley, pro- 

 bably to its breeding places further north, and returns about 

 the beginning of September on its way to the plains. It was 

 found fairly common, in December, at Bichiakoh, and in the 

 Tarai, and plains. 



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