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scrub jungle adjacent to vaj bungalow ; 3-3-09, parties of hill 

 Mynahs still in evidence at evening seen hawking for termites. Dejoo and 

 Joyhing, 11-3-09, still in small numbers ; 25-1-10, I counted eleven 

 around my bungalow this morning ; 23-4-10, ten flew overhead this 

 morning in a corner of the garden, calling at the time, eventually 

 settling in a tall tree in the adjacent forest. Dejoo, 10-5-10, both hear 

 and see these hill Mynahs at intervals ; Silonibari, 26-2-11, about thirty 

 in one party flying over the bamboo '' baris" near the North Lakhimpur 

 " cutcherry." 



136. Saroc/lossa spilopterus (Vig.) [261]. — The Spotted-wmg. 



Psaroglossa sfiloptera, Gates, F. B. I., Vol. i., p. 249. 



Found throughout the plains in the cold season. Gregarious, a typical 

 Starling in its habits, frequents the tops of the forest trees. Margherita, 

 Rungagora, December ; Dejoo, 21-6-04, $ ; Lilabari, 12/13-9-05. 



Flocks congregated with JEtliiopsar fuscus and Sturnia vialabaricus on the 

 branches of the high trees left standing in the "pothar" land used for 

 rice cultivation. 



Dejoo, 24-9-07, large flocks congregated on the bare branches of a 

 prominent tree in a corner of the garden, 2-10-07, a flock of about four 

 hundred estimated in a forest clearance intermingled with some few 

 Sturnia malabarica, they were occupied bathing in a stream and sunning 

 their plumage on some trees alongside ; Dejoo, 7-9-08, flocks near the 

 woodstack in forest clearance, again noted on 13-9-08. 



137. Sturnia malaiaricus (Gm.) [538]. — The Grey-headed Myna. 

 Distributed throughout the plains. 



Resident ; Ohota Tingrai (Tinsukia). 18-2-04, observed an albino amongst 

 a party of normally coloured birds, windy morning, and as they were very 

 wary gave no chance of a shot. 



138. Acridotheres tristis tristis (L.) [549]. — The Common Myna. 

 Common in the vicinity of habitations. 



139. ^thioiJsar fuscus (Wagl.) [552].— The Jungle Myna. 

 Throughout the whole district. 



140. Sturnopastor contra contra (L.) [555]. — The Pied Myna. 

 Similarly distributed to the other common Mynas. 



Sturnus menzbieri is recorded by Gates as far east as Dibrugarh. 

 Failed to meet with it with the exception of one very doubtful 

 record. More evidence of its status is desirable. 



141. Sipliia stropMata, Hodgs. [560]. — The Grange-gorgeted Flycatcher. 

 Beni, Abor-Miri hills (north frontier), 7-2-06, S \ Runganuddie 



Gorge, base of hills, north frontier, 16-2-09, tS . 



Gccurs at Margherita, absent from the plains. The Runganuddie record 

 is the only data available for North Lakhimpur. The exact locality was a 

 defile on the right bank at the mouth of the Gorge. 



Hartert has dispensed with Gates' numerous genera for the Muscicapidcf 

 and unites Hemichelidon, Sipliia, Cyornis, Digenea, Stoparola, amongst others 

 into one genus Muscicajm. Palsearctic Birds, Vol. i, p. 473. 



Stresemann has recently revised this family, Novitates Zoologicse, 

 Vol. XIX, p. 323, and recognizes the following genera which come under 

 observation in this paper. 



Siphia, Erythrosterna, Mucicapula, Bendrobiastes, Digenea, Anthipes, Cyornis. 

 These generic names are here used. 



142. Erijthrosterna 2mrva albicilla (Pall.) [562].— The Eastern Red-breasted 



Flycatcher. 

 Siphia albicilla, Gates, F. B. 1., Vol. ii, p. 10. 



