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THE BIRDS OF THE MADHUBANI SUBDIVISION OF THE DAR- 



BHANGA DISTRICT, TIRHUT, WITH NOTES ON SPECIES 



NOTICED ELSEWHERE IN THE DISTRICT. 



By C. M. Inglis, 



Part II. 



{Continued from Vol. XIII, page 631,) 



Family Muscicapklce. 

 (50) SiPHiA PAEVA. — The European Red-breasted Fly-catcher. 

 Oates, No. 561 ; Hume, No. 323 bis. 

 Common in the cold weather. First arrival noted and shot on the 24th 

 September. They leave about the beginning of April. 



(51) S. ALBiciLLA.— The Eastern Red-breasted Fly-catcher. 

 Dates, No. 562 ; Hume. No. 323. 

 Mr. Baker identified a bird I sent him as this species. All that I have shot 

 with red-breasts, I have, however, identified as parva. 



(52) Cyornis superciliaris. — The White-browed Fly-catcher. 

 Gates, No. 568 ; Hume, No 310. 

 A single male of this species was shot at Narhar on the 14th March 1898. 

 At first I took it to be C. asiigma, but afterwards noticed the white on the 

 tail which distinguishes the species. I never came across it before nor have 

 I seen it pince and think it must be very rare here. This is, as far as I am 

 aware, the first record of its being got in this neighbourhood. 



(53) C. RCBECULOiDES. — The Blue-throated Fly-catcher. 

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

 Rare here and only a cold weather visitant. Two females were shot in 

 some bamboos in January and February 1898. I saw a fine male in a mango 

 tope at Narhar on the 18th April 1899. I had no gun with me at the time 

 so did not eecure the bird. 



(54) Stoparola melanops. — The Verditer Fly-catcher. 

 Oates, No. 579 ; Hume, No. 301. 

 Not uncommon during the cold weather. The only note I can find on this 

 species is that I saw one on a large sisso at Jainagar on the 17th November 

 but that it kept -^-ell out of range of my collecting cartridges. 



(55) CuLicicAPA CEYLONENSis. — The Grey-headed Fly-catcher. 



Oates, No. 592 ; Hume, No. 295„ 

 Very common during the cold weather. The first arrival was noticed about 

 the middle of October. I have no date of departure. 



(56) Terpsiphone paradisi. — The Indian Paradise Fly-catcher. 



Oates, No. 598 ; Hume, No. 288. 

 Very common during the breeding season. They arrive towards the end 

 of March and leave about the end of October. Building is commenced about 

 the middle of April and some have finished by the end of the month. They 



