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[Extends apparently to Kattiawar from Guzerat, but is un- 

 recorded from any other part of the region, Sindh, Cutch, 

 Jodhpoor ; it does not occur even so far to the east as Samblmr ; 

 it is essentially a bird of treeclad regions, of groves and cultiva- 

 ted country, and is only attracted out of its natural province by 

 Aboo and Girnar. — A. 0. H.J 



288.— Tchitrea paradisi, Lin. 



The Paradise Flycatcher is not uncommon at Mount Aboo, 

 though I never met with one in the white plumage. It also 

 occurs, though somewhat sparingly, in the plains in well-wooded 

 districts. 



[Much the same may be said of this as of the preceding D. 

 ccerulescens, but the Paradise Flycatcher does occur at Sambhur 

 and Ajmere. — A. 0. H.] 



292.— Leucocirca albofrontata, Frcmkl. 



The White-browed Fan tail is tolerably common in the plains, 

 but does not, to the best of my belief, ascend the hills. 



[Certainly rare on Aboo, but I obtained a specimen there, and 

 Dr. King includes it in his list; in the plains it is common 

 throughout the whole region. — A. 0. H.] 



293.— Leucocirca pectoralis, Jerdon. 



The White Spotted Fantail is very common at Mount Aboo, 

 but does not occur, that I am aware of, in the plains below. 

 It breeds in March and April, during which months I found 

 many nests, all of the same type, viz., a very neat cup made 

 of fine dry grass stems thickly coated exteriorly with cobwebs, 

 many of which are fastened to neighbouring twigs to give the 

 nest support. The lower part often terminates in a fine taper- 

 ing point, which is sometimes fastened to the bough, the nest 

 rests upon, by cobwebs also. The nest is usually placed in the fork 

 of one of the small branches of some low thick bush about 3 feet 

 from the ground, (sometimes 6 feet or 7 feet,) often overhanging 

 a small stream or dry nullah running through a thick clump 

 of trees. The eggs, usually three in number, are large for the 

 size of the bird. They are rather round ovals of a buffy white 

 color, surrounded at the large end with a zone of lavender and 

 olive brown spots and blotches. The hen bird, during the 

 period of incubation, often turns round and round in the nest, 

 as if on a pivot, spreading her fan-shaped tail in the same way 

 that these restless little birds do when engaged in the pursuit of 

 insects. When the nest is being robbed, the old birds evince 

 the greatest possible anxiety flying from bough to bough in 

 great excitement, and approaching almost near enough to be 

 caught in the baud. 



