AVIFAUNA OF CHOTA NAGPUR. 291 



Commissioner of Lohardugga, a specimen which he shot in 

 Palarnow, where he also saw some others. 



308.— Volvocivora Sykesii, S trick. (268). 



The Black-headed Cuckoo Shrike may now be added to our 

 list with safety, as Mr. Levin has shot it in Palarnow. 



309.— Pericrocotus erythropygius, Jerdon. (277). 



From time to time in the Satpura Hills, Chota Naopur, and 

 Sambalpur I have seen small parties of a black and white bird, 

 which I could only suppose was the White-bellied Minivet, but 

 until the 29th of January I had not an opportunity of con- 

 firming my suspicion when I shot one (the $ ) of a pair which 

 I came across on the borders of a heavy jungle in Sambalpur. 

 This is one of the most interesting additions which I have to 

 make to the previous list. 



Dissemurus malabaroides, Lin. 



The Bhimraj 1 found to be rather common in the extensive 

 bamboo jungles which occur in the south of the division pass- 

 ing thence into Sambalpur. The following are measurements 

 of a female measured in the flesh : — 



Bill to tip of tail, 207" ; tail, 6'5" ; outer tail feathers, 13-8" ; 

 wing, 6-4" ; tarsus, l'l"; bill from gape, 1*5"; frontal 

 crest, 2-1". 



Chibia hottentotta, Lin. 



I shot my first specimen of the Hair-crested Drono-o in the 

 tract of frontier jungle just alluded to. It was a male and was 

 accompanied by another, presumably a female. They were 

 busily engaged, when I first saw them, in sippino- the nectar 

 and catchiug insects in the blossoms of Bombax malabaricum. 



Measurements taken in the flesh are: Total leno-th, 12'3"; 

 wing, 6-6"; tail, 5*3" ; bill from gape, 16"; tarsus, %"; frontal 

 hair like feathers, S'b-^ ; outer tail feathers, 1." longer than 

 the central. 



Artamus fuscus, Vieill. (287). 



The Ashy Swallow-Shrike is perhaps not so rare as I stated. 

 In November last I came across a large flock in Singhbhum, out 

 of which I shot some specimens. From Mr. Levin I hear that 

 he got a bird of the year in 1873, and subsequently both nest 

 and eggs in Palarnow. Dr. Jerdon suggests that "it was 

 probably the nest of this bird which was brought to Colonel 

 Tickell as that of the Palm Swift, Cypselus batassiensis " 



