316 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY OF NEPAL. 



A specimeu shot in the valley on the 18th April had the 

 head slaty grey ; a narrow supercilium, and a conspicuous 

 mandibular stripe pure white ; chin and throat black ; the 

 feathers slightly margined with whitish ; underparts full bright 

 yellow. 



This species is common in the valley of Nepal from the 

 beginning of September to the end of April. It was also 

 numerous in winter in the Nawakot district, and along the 

 course of the Markhu river. 



It is usually found about the skirts of forests, near tanks and 

 marshy ground, and along the stony banks of the streams ; 

 it often perches on trees. 



594.— Budytes calcaratus, Eodgs. 



A Yellow-headed Wagtail was observed in the plains of 

 Nepal, in winter, which was probably this species ; but no speci- 

 men was obtained. I never saw the species in the valley, 

 although I specially looked out for it ; it doubtless occurs there, 

 but it cannot be at all common. 



596.— Pipastes maculatus, Eodgs. 



Eleven specimens, October to April. — Length,, 6*13 to Q'Q ; 

 expanse, 10 to 10'8 ; wing, 3*2 to 3*5 ; tail, 3-45 to 2'8 ; tarsus, 

 0-75 to 0-85 ; bill from gape, 064 to 0*65 ; bill at front, 0-43 to 

 0*46; closed wings short of tail, I'O to 1-5. 



Upper mandible black ; the lower livid at tip, pale fleshy at 

 base ; irides dark brown ; feet pale reddish fleshy. 



The striations on the back vary a good deal in intensity, but 

 all the specimens are typical maculatus, and cannot be mis- 

 taken for trivialis. 



This species is very common in winter in the great valley, 

 the Nawakot district, and the Chitlang and Markhu Valleys. 

 It arrives in the Nepal Valley in October and migrates about 

 the third week in April. There is little to be added to Dr. 

 Jerdon's excellent account of its habits. It often runs very 

 easily and gracefully along the horizontal branches of trees 

 in which it has sought refuge, and it always moves its tail up 

 and down when it first perches. The note of alarm is a some- 

 what flat '^ pmt, puit. I shot a solitary bird of this species on 

 open stony ground in the Chitlang Valley. 



599.— Corydalla richardi, Vieill. 



Female, Valley, 3rd March. — Length, 7-5 ; expanse, 12*5 ; 

 winor, 3-85 ; tail, 3*3 ; tarsus, 1-2 ; bill from gape, 0*85 ; bill at 

 front, 0-6 ; hind toe, 0*5 ; hind claw, 0-6 ; closed wings short 

 of tail, 1'8 ; weight, l'25ozs. 



