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from the confines of a favourite tree. Dejoo, 9-5-07. Nest containing two 

 eggs situated behind the stumps of a fallen tree in a forest "putti" or 

 newly cut track. Judging by the large series of dated skins in my collec- 

 tion the young male has the throat tinged with rose colour in June and 

 sometimes towards the end of February has not fully assumed the adult 

 plumage. 



236. yEthopyga ignicaudus (Hodgs.) [887]. — The Fire-tailed Yellow-back- 



ed Sun-bird. 

 A hill species, observed at Dejoo, foot of the hills, North Lakhimpur, on the 

 following occasions : — 25-3-07*, adult S , 28-1-09* ; an immature (S in 

 company with White-eyes {Zostero])s pacepebrosa) and Spider-hunters 

 {Arachothera magna) searching the flowers on the tea bushes. These records 

 I regard as of unusual interest as no mistake was made in my identification 

 although no specimens were secured . 



237. JEtliopyga saturatus (Hodgs.) [890]. — The Black-breasted Yellow- 



backed Sun-bird. 

 Resident throughout the plains, more addicted to forest than A. seherice. 

 Although strangely enough I secured several females out of a large 

 party of this sex, about twelve or so, in the grass lands at Hessamara in 

 December ; forest Dibru to Bramapootra, 21-3-02. A pair of Sun- 

 birds with crest of a decided yellow evidently due to the birds poking their 

 bills into the flowers and the pollen sticking to the damp feathers ; for 

 the moment I took them for something out of the common. 



238. Arachnethera magna (Hodgs.) [906]. — The Larger Streaked Spider- 



hunter. 

 Throughout the plains, very partial to plantain clumps, particularly plen- 

 tiful at the foot of the hills in North Lakhimpur. Margherita, November, 

 January, February ; Rungagora, December, January ; Guijan, March ; 

 Panitola, Derpai, January ; Dejoo, December, May, July. 



239. Arachnethera longirostra (Lath.) [909]. — The Little Spider-hunter. 

 Apparently confined to the north-east corner, occurs around Margherita. 



A pair seen near Bozaltoli on the Rungagora-Tinsukia road, 17-7-02 ; the 

 farthest limit in the plains and the only occasion that has come under my 

 observation. 



240. Chalmparia phcenicotis (Temm.) [911]. — The Ruby-cheek. 

 Decidedly rare. Locally distributed throughout the district. A S secured 



in April 1903, dense evergreen forest, right bank, Runganuddie; S ,9-} 7-2-04 

 obtained from a party of several individual forest below Rungagora on the 

 right bank of R. Dibru. 



241. DiccBum cruentata cruentata (L.) [912]. — The Scarlet-backed Flower- 



pecker. 

 Resident throughout the plains. Rungagora, Maijan, April, May, June ; 

 Dejoo, July, August, September, October. 



242. Dicceum iqnipectus (Hodgs.) [915]. — The Fire-breasted Flower- 



pecker. 

 Procured in the Abor Miri-hills, north frontier. Beni-chang, 8-2-06, S ■ 



243. Dicceum minullum olivaceum, Wald. [917]. — The Plain-coloured 



Flower pecker. 



Dicaum olivaceum Oates. F. B. T., Vol. II., p. 380. 

 Apparently resident at Dejoo, base of hills, North Lakhimpur. Four 

 specimens procured, 6-6-04, 22-6-04, 3-7-04, 22-7-04, probably overlooked 

 owing to its insignificant size and dull plumage. 



( To be continued. ) 



