402 A FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS 
645.—Parus cesius, Zick. 
“Not uncommon at the higher elevations, wandering about 
in small parties of four or five individuals.—F. W. B.” 
648.—Machlolophus Jerdoni, Blyth. 
“Ts often seen ia company with the foregoing.—F. W. B.” 
678.—Dendrocitta leucogaster, Gould. 
“One of our commonest birds from the foot of the hills up 
to 3,000 feet. Of rather gregarious habit, three or four wan- 
dering about with as many Racket-tailed Drongos (D. mala- 
buricus) which together form a very noisy party. 
“ A note on the nidification of this species will be found in 
Mr. Hume’s “ Nests and Eggs,” p. 424.—F. W. B.” 
Some misprint, I think, has occurred in Dr. Jerdon’s descrip- 
tion of this bird, or possibly he may have copied somebody 
else’s description without verifying it. 
In the first place. The scapulars, back, and rump are not 
bright chestnut bay, the two former are dull, somewhat ferru- 
ginous ochre, and the rump is white. The upper tail coverts are 
not whitish but pure white. Then of the tail it is said :— Tail 
black, with the two outer feathers ashy grey, broadly tipped 
black, as is the half of the 5th pair and the base of the 4th.” 
This should stand :—“ Tail black, with the basal two-thirds of 
the central pair, the basal two-fifths of the second, and the 
extreme bases of the third pair grey or greyish white.” 
The following are the dimensions of two fine males recorded 
in the flesh :— 
Length, 19°25, 17:75; expanse, 16:05, 16°25; wing, 5°85, 
6:5.5-tail, 12:25, 11°25,; tarsus, 1725.) 1:12 5) bill, fromegane, 
M25, 122. 
688.—Temenuchus malabaricus, Gel. 
“Common in the jungle at the foot of the hills, when they 
may be observed in considerable flocks, but rarely ascending to 
2,000 feet elevation.—F. W. B.” 
Is T. Blythi, Jerdon, really a good species? I have never 
yet suoceeded in obtaining or getting sight of a specimen, that 
with a large series of malabaricus it was possible to separate. 
The colour in the head of this latter species varies from grey 
almost to white. 
692.—Eulabes religiosa, Lin. 
“‘ Perhaps the most abundant and widely distributed species 
of the hill birds, being found in equal numbers at all elevations. 
The Hill Mynah is a very lively and noisy bird, towards 
