398 A FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS 
specimens, somewhat lighter in other specimens, but in all spe- 
cimens darker than in wnicolour. 
To return to Cyornis Mandelli, Mr. Bourdillon records the fol- 
lowing dimensions in the flesh :— 
Leneth, 5:25; expanse, 7°5, 8; wing, 2°87, 2°75; tail, ? 2; 
S$ 2-37; billat front, from feathers, male 0°5; female, 0°43 ; 
from junction with skull, ¢ 0°65; 2 0°6 barely ; tarsus, 0°51. 
The bill above, blackish; tip and beneath, yellowish horny ; 
legs, feet, and claws, white ; irides, dark brown. 
342.—Myiophoneus Horsfieldi, Vigors. 
“Very common from the base to near the summit of the 
hills, frequenting alike jungle and open clearings, though gene- 
rally found in the neighbourhood of some running stream; I 
have known this species to build on ledges of rock and ina 
hollow tree overhanging a stream, in either case constructing 
a rather loosely put-together nest of roots and coarse fibre, with 
a little green moss intermixed. The female lays two to four 
egos in April, and both birds assist in the incubation.—F. W. B.” 
A female measured :—Length, 10°62; expanse, 16:5; wing, 
5°6; tail, 3°75; tarsus, 1°65; bill from gape, 1:5. 
345.—Brachyurus coronatus, Jill. 
“A migratory species, arriving in considerable numbers 
about the beginning of October and remaining till late in May. 
In the early morning and after sunset they are rather noisy 
birds, whistling in answer to each other among the brushwood.— 
|e haw oe 
355.—Cyanocincla cyana, Lin. 
“ Another migratory species, visiting the hills during the 
same period as the last, butin smaller numbers. It is of solitary 
habits, living entirely in. open country, never in the forest.— 
BAN. B 
353.—Orocetes cinclorhynchus, Vg. 
“A winter visitor from October to April, preferring the 
neighbourhood of cultivation from 500 to 2,500 feet elevation.— 
BAW . 2B.” 
354.—Geocichla cyanotis, Jerd. § Selb. 
“Like the foregoing, a winter visitor, but of rather more 
crepuscular habit than the last, spending the day in shady 
thickets.—F. W. B.” 
A female measured :—Length, 7°5; expanse, 12:25; wing, 
4:2; tail, 2°75; tarsus, 1°25; bill from gape, 1:0. 
