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Bill horny black ; base of lower mandible brownish ; gape 

 and mouth yellow; irides dark brown; feet blackish brown; 

 claws horny black. 



This species is a cold weather visitor to the Nepal Valley, 

 and is only found there in small numbers. 



530. — Orthotomus sutorius, I^enn. 



Five males, Valley, May to November. — Length, 4-*5 to 5*6 ; 

 expanse, 6"1 to 6*4; wing, 1*9 to 2-0; tail, 1 65 to 2'75 ; tarsus, 

 0-8 to 0-85 ; bill from gape, 0-65 to 0-7 ; bill at front, 0-5 to 

 0*56 ; closed wings short of tail, i*2 to 2'1. 



Four females, Valley, March to August. — Length, 4*2 to 5"0; 

 expanse, 5"9 to 6'4 ; wing, 1'9 to 1'95 ; tail, 1-6 to 2*2; tarsus, 

 0-7 to 0-85 ; bill from gape, 0'64 to 0-69 ; bill at front, 0-47 

 to 0'52 ; closed wings short of tail, 1"0 to 1"8 



Bill blackish brown above, pale fleshy beneath ; irides yellow, 

 golden buff, or orange ; feet reddish fleshy ; claws grey, or pale 

 yellowish hornj'-. 



The Indian Tailor-Bird is very common in the Nepal Valley, 

 where it is a permanent resident. It is spread all over the 

 central part of the valley, and is also found at the foot of the 

 hills, and in suitable localities ascends to an elevation of about 

 6,000 feet. It frequents gardens, hedgerows and bushes, and is 

 very familiar in its habits. It breeds freely in the valley at an 

 elevation of 4,500 feet. I took many of its nests in the Resi- 

 dency grounds. Rani Jangal, &c., in May, June and July. 



547.— Suya crinigera, Eodgs. 



Three males, Valley, July and August. — Length, 7*3 to 7'S ; 

 expanse, 7'3 to 7-5 ; wing, 2-3 to 2'35 ; tail, 4'2 to 4*75 ; tarsus, 

 0-9; bill from gape, 0-68 to 0-7; bill at front, 0*48 to 0-53; 

 closed wings short of tail, 3*1 to 3"8. 



Female, Valley, June. — Length, 7*1 ; expanse, 7*5 ; wing, 

 2*35 ; tail, 4-0 ; tarsus, 0*9 ; bill from gape, 0-65 ; bill at front, 

 0*5 ; closed wings short of tail, 3'0. 



Bill black ; irides straw yellow, yellow, and golden yellow ; 

 feet fleshy ; claws brown and dusky. 



I follow Mr. Hume (S. F., VII., pp. 1 — 3), in referring my 

 specimens to crinigera ; they are in the fuliginosa stage. 



This species is tolerably common on the hills round the valley 

 of Nepal, at elevations of from 5,000 to 6,000 feet. It frequents 

 low bushes on the hill sides. The breeding season seems to 

 last from May to quite the end of July. 



A nest taken on the 29 th June contained only two fresh eggs. 

 The jiest was of the shape of a mangoe, the small end being 

 uppermost, and the entrance on one side, near the top ; its 



