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BIRDS COLLECTED DURING FIVE YEARS' RESIDENCE 

 IN THE HYLAKANDY DISTRICT, CACHAR. 



Part III. 



By C. M. Inglis. 



{Continued from Vol. X, page 617.) 



Family Muscicapidce. 



Germs Siphia (Hodgs., 1837). 



Hume, No. 323 ; Oates, No. 562. 



Siphia albicilla — The Eastern Red-breasted Flycatcher. 



This is a common bird, but I have only managed to secure one with 



the chestnut breast. Name— 



Tay-tay-ree. 



Genus Cyornis (Blyth, 1843). 



Hume, No. 304 ; Oates, No. 575. 



Cyornis rubeculoides (Vigors). — The Blue-throated Flycatcher. 



This is a very rare Flycatcher here. I have only got one specimen. 



' Hume, No. 308 ; Oates, No. 577. 



Cyornis magnirostris (Blyth.). — The Large-billed Blue Flycatcher. 



This species is very rare. I have only seen two since I have been 



collecting. 



Genus Culicicapa (Swin., 1871). 



Hume, No. 295 ; Oates, No. 592. 



Culicicapa ceylonensis (Swains.). — The Grey-headed Flycatcher. 



This is an exceedingly common Flycatcher and is found both in the 70 



open and in the jungle. 



Genus Niltava (Hodgs., 1837). 



Hume, No. 315 ; Oates, No. 595. 



Niltava macgrigorls (Burt.)— The Small Niltava. 



This is the only Niltava I have come across here and it is very rare. 71 



It frequents tree-jungle. 



Genus Terpsiphone (Gloger, 1827). 



Hume, No. 289 ; Oates, No. 599. 



Terpsiphone affinis (Hay). — The Burmese Paradise Flycatcher. 



Young males and adult females are very common : chestnut males 72 



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with lengthened median tail feathers are rarer ; but the adults in white Name— 



«.i.„„ v i Shah Tbulluli. 



plumage are exceedingly rare. 



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