272 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNlTHOLOiat OF NEPAt. 



The White-bellied Drongo is common in the Dun aboUt Hetoii- 

 ra, in winter, but is not found in the Nepal Valley. It fre- 

 quents open forest and clearings, and catches its prey on the 

 wing, always returning to perch on a tree after it has seized an 

 insect. This species is not entered in either of the B. M. Cata- 

 logue of Mr. Hodgson's collections, but he figures it, I believe, 

 in his drawings. 



282.— Ohaptia senea, Vieill. 



Male, Nimboatar (Lower Hills)^ December. — Length, 9*1 ; 

 expanse, 14"6 ; wing, 4*93 ; tail, 4*85 ; tarsus, 06 ; bill from 

 gape, I'O; bill at front, 065 ; closed wings short of tail, 2'25i 



Bill, feet and claws black ; irides deep slightly reddish brown. 



Two females, Nimboatar, December. — Length, 9*0 and 9'1 ; 

 expanse, 13*7 and 13"8 ; wing, 4*6 and 4*7 ; tail, 4*55 and 4*65 ; 

 tarsus, 0"6; bill from gape, 096 and I'O; bill at front, 0*65 ; 

 closed wings short of tail, 2*15 and 2'3. 



Bill, feet and claws black ; irides reddish brown. The fourth 

 ,quill is longest; the third 0"15 to 0*3 shorter ; the fifth 0*05 

 longer than the third and 0"3 longer than the sixth. 



The Bronzed Drongo is common, in winter, from Bhimphedi 

 to Hetoura, in the tree forests. It frequents high trees, captures 

 its prey on the wing, and its note is more subdued and pleasanter 

 than that of Bnchanga. It was never observed in the valley of 

 Nepal, but Mr. Hodgson seems to have obtained it there in 

 summer. 



284. — Dissemurus grandis, Gould. 



This species does not occur in the valley of Nepal. I had a 

 specimen in confinement, captured in the lower hills, which was 

 very tame and most amusing. It imitated the notes of many 

 birds and mammals, and was altogether such a pet, that I 

 could never persuade myself to convert it into an ornithological 

 specimen, and take its measurements. 



286.--Chibia hottentotta, Lin. 



Two males, Nimboatar, December. — Length, 12"6 and 12-8 ; 

 expanse, 20*3 and 20-7 ; wing, 6-73 and 6-9 ; tail, 6-0 and 6'1 ; 

 tarsus, 1"0 ; bill from gape, 1"64 andl'7 ; bill at front, 1-4 ; 

 closed wings short of tail, 2*5 and 2*6. 



Three females, Nimboatar and Hetoura, December. — Length, 



12-15 to 12-7; expanse, 19-5 to 20 ; wing, 645 to 6-67 ; tail, 



■ 5-6 to 5-9; tarsus, 095 to 1-0; bill from gape, 1'55 to 1*7 ; bill 



at front, r23 to 1*27 ; closed wings short of tail, 2'35 to 2*6. 



Bill horny black ; gape fleshy; if ides lightish brown, dark 

 brown and reddish brown ; feet and claws black. 



