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in the flesh of two male birds, shot at China-Ba-keer in Decem- 
ber, neither of which had by that time developed its long tail 
feathers :-— 
Length, 10°5 to 10°75; expanse, 15°9 to 16:25; wing, 5°15 
_ to 5:2 ; tail from vent, 5:4 to 5°35; tarsus, °85; bill from gape, 
isl to, 1-15: 
Trides, reddish brown ; bill, legs, feet, and claws, black. 
285 bis.—Dissemurus paradiseus, Lin. (Vide S. F., 
Phare. iy O01.) 
This species was met with in great abundance in the forest 
belts intervening between the Rangoon and China-Ba-keer 
rivers. It frequents the lower branches of the trees and the 
dense thorny underwood in those localities. The following are 
the measurements of six specimens recorded in the flesh :— 
Three Males.—Length, 20°5 to 22 ; expanse, 19°5 to 20 ; wing, 
6°35 to 6°6 ; outer tail feathers, 14°5 to 16-2; middle tail feathers, 
5'8 to 6; tarsus, 1:2 to 1:25; bill from gape, 1°5 to 1°55. 
Three Females.— Length, 17:5 to 19°5 ; expanse, 18°5 to 19:25; 
wing, 6 to 6:2; outer tail feathers, 11:2 to 14; middle tail fea- 
thers, 5:5 to 6 ; tarsus, 1:15 to 2; bill from gape, 1°45 to 1°52. 
Irides, dark brown or reddish brown; bill, legs, feet, and 
claws, black. 
286.—Chibia hottentota, Zin. 
Although this species was, as a rule, abundant in those locali- 
ties where it occurred, yet it appeared to be very local in its dis- 
tribution. I have met with it most abundantly near Syriam, 
where I shot some nine or ten specimens in a small clump of 
Acacias, the flowers of which they were minutely examining 
apparently in search of insects. These trees appeared to afford 
them such an abundant harvest of food, that, although they 
would all fly off at the report of the gun, yet after flying away 
to a short distance, they would almost immediately return to the 
same trees. 1 do not think that there could have been less than 
seventy or eighty of these birds feeding in this small clump of 
nine or ten acacias. There is no appreciable difference in the 
dimensions of the two sexes. The following is a resumé of the di- 
mensions of eight males and four females recorded in the flesh :— 
Length, 11:5 to 12°5 ; expanse, 18°75 to 20; wing, 5-9 to 6°55; 
tail from vent, 5°3 to 5°5; tarsus, 1 to 1-1; bill from gape, 1:45 
tol: 
Irides, dark brown ; bill, legs, feet, and claws, black. 
287.—Artamus fuscus, Vieillot. 
This bird was very abundant throughout the entire district. 
I have met with at Rangoon, Syriam, Elephant Point, and 
