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They all appear to build their nests at a considerable height from the 

 ground. Whilst the " bar-wings " (Actinodura) build nests of a Laughing- 

 Thrush type at no great distance from the ground. 



SiBiA, Hodgson, (1836). 



Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 195. 



" The genus Sibia contains but one species, which is remarkable for the 

 extraordinary length of its tail. This is twice the length of its wing, and 

 greatly graduated. " 



" The bill is shorter than the head, curved down and slender and the 

 nostrils covered by a large membrane. The rictal bristles are moderate 

 in length," (Gates). 



Sibia picaoides picaoides,* Hodgson. 



The Long -tailed Sibia. 



Hodgson, J. A. S. B., viii., p. 38 (1839) ; Sharpe, Cat., B. M., vii., 201 ; 

 Gates, F. B. I, i., p. 195. 



Description. — As in Gates, K. B. I. 



Distribution. — Nepal, Sikhim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, Chin Hills, 

 Myitkyina Dist., Shan States and Tenasserim, Burma. 



LioPTiLA, Blyth (1847). 



Gates, F.B. I., i., p. 195. 



" Lioptila only differs from Sibia in the length of its tail ; in the shape of 

 bill, nostrils and wing, they are similar to that genus. 

 Key, as in Gates, F. B. I. 



Gur knowledge of the nidification of this genus is still very incomplete, 

 some appear to lay eggs of a very Thrush-like (Meruline) type, whilst others 

 are recorded as laying pale spotless blue eggs. 



LlOPTILLA CAPISTKATA CAPISTRATA, VigOrS. 



The Black-headed Sibia. 



Cinclosoma capistratum (Vigors), P. Z. S. (1831), p. 56. 



Sibia capistrata (Sharpe), Oat., B. M., vii., p. 403. 



Lioptila capistrata (Gates), F. B. I., i., p. 196. 



Description. — As in Gates, F. B. 1. 



Distribution. — The Himalayas frOm about Naini Tal to Sukhim and Bhutan. 



Lioptila capistrata pallida, Hartert. 



The Pale Sibia. 



Hartert, Kat. Vog. Senekenb Mus., p. 21 (1891) ; Blanford, F. B. I., App. 

 Vol. iv., p. 481. 



Description. — Similar to i. ccr^jt'sira^fz. Differs in being very much paler, 

 both above and below ; the breast being almost pinkish instead of bright 

 rufous. 



•Sibia picaoides simillibia. Salvador!. 



Salvadori., Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov., xiv., p. 232, 1879 ; Sharpe, Cat., B. N., vii, 

 p. 402. 



Description. — Similar to S. p- picaoides, Hodg-son. "Differs in having- flanks 

 browner than the throat, which is slig'htly slaty-grey : vent and undertail 

 ta verts dull whitish ; wing spot smaller and oblong, about half the length of 

 corsus." Sharpe. 



Habitat. — Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula 



