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315— Niltava macgrigoriae, Burt. 



Male, Valley, \htli February. — Length, 5*0; expanse, 7*85 ; 

 wing-, 2*6 ; tail, 2*2 ; tarsus, 0*7 ; bill from gape, 0*6 ; bill at 

 front, 0'28; closed wings short of tail, 1"0. 



Bill black ; irides dark brown ; feet and claws dusky. 



Male, Nimhoatar {Lower Hills), December. — Length, 4*7 ; 

 expanse, 8*0 ; wing, 2'6 ; tail, 2 ; tarsus, 0*7 ; closed wings short 

 of tail, 1-0. 



Bill black ; irides deep brown ; feet dusky. 



I give a short description of these specimens, as Dr. Jerdon's 

 account does not seem quite satisfactory : — Lores and a band 

 across forehead jet black ; front of head, neck spot, rump, and 

 upper tail-coverts brilliant ultramarine or cobalt ; rest of upper 

 surface, including both webs of the uropygials and the outer 

 webs of the rest of the tail feathers, rich dark purple blue ; 

 wings and inner webs of the tail feathers (except the centrals) 

 blackish or dusky ; the wing feathers more or less edged, 

 externally with a duller blue than the colour of the upper parts ; 

 chin, foreneck, and upper breast dark violet blue ; abdomen fuli- 

 ginous ashy, paling to white towards the vent ; wing lining and 

 lower tail-coverts pure white. 



This lovely species appears to be rare in the valley of Nepal, 

 but more common in the glen of the Rapti, about Nimboatar, 

 in winter. It was generally seen in rather dense jungle close 

 to rivers, or about thick bushes fringing streams at the foot of 

 the hills, and it was solitary in winter. 



319.— Siphia strophiata, Hodgs. 



Three males. Valley, March and May. — Length, 5*2 to 5*4 j 

 expanse, 8*8 to 9 ; wing, 2*8 to 3*05 ; tail, 2'3 to 2*35 ; tarsus, 

 0-8 to 0-85 ; bill from gape, 0*62 to 0-65 ; bill at front, 0*33 to 

 0*36 ; closed wings short of tail, 09. 



Bill black; irides dark brown; feet dark horny brown; 

 claws black. 



Female, Vallei/,May.—'LQngih,h'Q; expanse, 8*25; wing, 

 2*7 ; tail, 2*2; bill from gape, 0*65 ; bill at front, 0*35 ; closed 

 wings short of tail, 0'95. 



Bill black ; gape fleshy whitish ; irides dark brown ; feet 

 dingy brownish. This specimen differs from the males in 

 being browner above, with the frontal band narrower ; and the 

 colours of the under surface are less intense. 



The Orange-gorgeted Flycatcher is not common in the Nepal 

 Valley. I obtained it in March, in the thorny rose-hedges, 

 about the Residency grounds ; and towards the end of May it 

 was found on the Sheopuri Ridge, at about 7,000 feet, solitary 



