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0-75 to 0-82 ; bill at front, 0'46 to 0-48 j closed wings short of 

 tail, 1-35 to 1-45. 



Bill black ; gape fleshy white ; irides deep brown ; feet 

 blackish bi'own ; claws black. 



Tlie White-capped Redstart is fairly common in winter in 

 the Nepal Valley, the Nawakot district, and oa the streams as 

 far down as Bichiakoh, south of the Sandstone Range. Its 

 habits are very well known, but I may here mention that it 

 constantly moves its tail up and down, and often spreads it out 

 pretty widely. 



508. — Nemura cyanura, J?all 



Female, February. — Length, 5*5 ; expanse, 8*8 ; wing, 3*0 ; 

 tail, 2"5 ; tarsus, 09 ; bill from gape, 0"65 ; bill at front, 0'36; 

 closed wings short of tail, 1"0. 



Bill black, brownish at the gape ; irides dark brown ; feet; 

 dark horny brown. 



The colour above is rather olive than 'pale brown/ there is 

 a faint bluish frontal band and superciliura, the chin is whitish, 

 and the abdomen white. 



This species was only found in the Nepal Valley in winter, 

 even then appeai-ed to be rare. The only specimen obtained 

 was shot in the Sheopuri Forest at an elevatioQ of about 7,500 

 feet ; it was solitary, and perched on the stump of a tree close 

 to the path. 



513.— Calliope pectoralis, Gould. 



Female, Valley^ March. — Length, 6'0 ; expanse, 9"0 ; wing, 

 2*8 ; tail, 2'7 ; tarsus, 1'2 ; bill from gape, 0'75 ; bill at front, 

 0'45 ; closed wings short of tail, 1*4. 



Bill black, brownish at tip and base of lower mandible ; irides 

 brown ; feet brown ; the tarsi rather livid ; claws dusky. The 

 supercilium is whitish, and the spots on the tail feathers are 

 white. 



The White-tailed Ruby Throat is a winter visitor to the 

 valley of Nepal, but is not common there. It was only ob- 

 served in the central part of the valley, frequenting thick 

 bushes and thorny hedges ; it came out to the open ground to 

 feed, but darted to cover again on the slightest alarm. The 

 only specimen preserved was shot in the Residency grounds. 



514.— Cyanecula suecica, Lin, 



Male, Valley, November. — Length, 5*7 ; expanse, 8*9 ; wing, 

 2*9 ; tail, 2*35 ; tarsus, 1-12; bill from gape, 075 ; bill at front, 

 0*48 ; closed wings short of tail, 1'15 ; weight, 0*75 ozs. 



