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382.— Grammatoptila striata, Vig. 



Three males, July and August, — Length, 11"2 to 12 ; expanse, 

 167 to 17-2; wing, 5'63 to 5-7; tail, 5-2 to 5-75; tarsus, 

 1-65 to 1-75 ; bill from gape, 1-25 to 1-35; bill at front, 1 to 

 1'02; nostril to tip of bill, 0'66 to 0"67; closed wings short of 

 tail, 2-7 to 3-6. 



Two females, June and July. — Length, llandl2'l; ex- 

 panse, 16*8 and 17; wing, 5*3 and 5-6 ; tail, 5*35 and 5*7; 

 tarsus, 1'65 and 1-75; bill from gape, l'16andl*2; bill at 

 front, 0*93 and 0*95 ; closed wings short of tail, 2"4 and 3*75. 



Bill horny black ; the base of lower mandible plumbeous ; 

 irides deep red or crimson ; feet grey plumbeous ; claws 

 brownish horny. Sexes alike ; all the specimens darker than 

 examples from the Himalayas further to the west ; streaks on 

 the body feathers above pare white, or slightly sullied white, 

 but not yellowish. 



The Striated Jay-Thrush is fairly common on the hilla 

 round the Nepal Valley, at elevations of from 5,000 to 6,000 

 feet. It frequents dense thickets in small parties, and has a loud 

 marked call, something like Cliook, chuh, chuk. In the 

 breeding season it is, of course, found in pairs, and it lays 

 about the end of July. In confinement it is very quiet and 

 undemonstrative, but soon dies. 



388.--Alcippe nipalensis, Hodgs. 



Three specimens, Valley, February, July and August. — Length, 

 5'1 to 5'3 ; expanse, 7-0 to 7-4 ; wing, 2-2 to 2*4 ; tail, 2*3 to 

 2'4; tarsus, 0'8 to 0-85 ; bill from gape, 0-55 to 0-6; bill at 

 front, 0*4 to 0*45 ; closed wings short of tail, 1-5 to 1*6. 



Bill grey or livid horny, the base of the upper mandible and a 

 line along the culmen black ; irides hazel brown ; feet livid 

 fleshy ; claws grey horny. The brownish black sincipital 

 stripes, and the white ring round the eye, are well marked. 



This species is found about the foot of the hills round the 

 Nepal Valley all the year, but does not appear to be common. 

 It is social in its habits, and frequents bushes and bushy trees 

 in small parties. 



400.-— Pomatorhinus ruficoUis, Eodgs. 



Two males, Valley, June and August. — Length, 7*6 ; expanse, 

 8-7 and 9-8 ; wing, 2'9 and 3-3 ; tail, 35 and 3-7 ; tarsus, 1-1 

 and 1-2; bill from gape, 0*9 and 1-0; bill at front, 0'75 aiid 

 0*78 j closed wings short of tail, 2*2 and 2"5. 



Three females, Valley, February, June and July. — Length, 

 7-4 to 7*5; expanse, 9*0 to 9*2; wing, 2-95 to 3-] ; tail, 3-3 to 



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