BIRDS OF THE KHASIA HILLS. 791 



Family DICRURID^. 



326. Dicrurus annectens.— -The Crow-billed Drongo. 

 A straggler only. 



327. Dicrurus ater. — The Black Drongo. 

 Common. 



329. Dicrurus nigrescens. — The Tenasserim Ashy Drongo. 

 The gray Drongo of these Hills is nigrescens, not cinerceus as recorded by 

 Oates. It is fairly common and is found both at the highest elevation and 

 down in the plains. 



334. Chaptia J5NEA. — The Bronzed Drongo. 

 Common up to 2,000 feet. 



335. Chibia hottentotta. — The Hair-crested Drongo. 



Common in parts. Wherever there are Cotton trees (Bombax) Drongos of all 

 sorts congregate and on the lower portions of the Gauhatty-Shillong road, where 

 these trees are numerous, I have seen all seven species in a morning drive. 



339. Bkringa remifer. — The Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo. 

 Common. 



340. Dissemurus paradiseus. — The Larger Racket-tailed Drongo, or 

 Bhimraj. 



Common. 



Family CERTHIIDiE. 

 344. Certhia discolor. The Sikhim Tree-Creeper. 

 The Tree-Creeper, which is to be found in the forests of the highest ranges, 

 may be this or manipurensis. I saw a pair of Tree-Creepers in pine forest at 

 Shillong, but though they were tame enough they kept high up in the trees 

 and it was difficult to get a good sight at them. I think they were discolor. 

 354. Ukocichla longicaudata. — The Long-tailed Wren. 

 Confined to the Khasia Hills. Nothing was known about this bird's habits 

 or nidification. It has been found in Shillong and Cherrapoonji, and I had 

 three of its nests with eggs brought to me this year. 



356. Pncepyga squamata. — The Scaly-breasted Wren. 



This and the next bird, which are extremely closely allied, are, curiously 

 enough, both found in these Hills. Terrible little skulkers keeping much to 

 ravines in evergreen forest at considerable elevations. 



357. Pncepyga pusitxa — The Brown Wren. 

 Not rare. 



Family SYLVIID^. 

 360. Locustella certhiola. — Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler. 

 Procured at Cherrapoonji. 



363. Acrocephalus stentoreus. — The Indian Great Reed- Warbler. 

 In 1889 I purchased a specimen of this species which had been trapped in 

 these Hills. A. orientalis is also sure to be found here. 



371. Tribura thoracica. — The Spotted Bush-Warbler. 

 A straggler from Sikhim. 



