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parva of India; but the whole throat, breast, and fore-part of the 
abdomen bright yellowish-ferruginous; two narrow whitish bands 
across the wing, formed by the tips of the coverts; and the white 
on the sides of the base of the tail much reduced (as compared with 
E. leucura), occupying only the extreme base of the outermost tail- 
feathers, and successively increasing in quantity upon the next four; 
belly and lower tail-coverts pure white; the flanks fulvous-brown ; 
behind the eye a whitish spot; a slight olivaceous tinge on the 
upper-parts generally, and the tertials margined with whitish. 
“Length, nearly 5 inches ; of wing 24ths; tail 1Zths; bill to gape 
sths, and tarse the same. 
“The female is probably without the rufous on the under-parts, 
but would be distinguished from that of HZ. leucura by the narrow 
whitish bands on the wing, and also by the reduced quantity of 
white at the base of the tail.”’ 
From Malacca. 
108. ORTHOTOMUS LONGICAUDA. 
Motacilla longicauda et M. sutoria, Gmelin; Pennant, Ind. Zool. 
i. p. 44. 
Sylvia guzuratta, Lath. 
Orthotomus Bennettii et O. lingoo, Sykes, P: Z. 8. 1832, p. 90. 
Orthotomus ruficapilla, Hutton, J. A. 8. Beng. 1833, p. 504. 
Orthotomus sphenurus, Swains. 21 Cent. p. 343 (1838). 
Orthotomus patia, Hodgson, Gray’s Zool. Misc. 1844, p. 82. 
Sutoria agilis, Nicholson, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 194. 
The Tailor Bird. 
Tuntunt of the Hindoos (Hamilton). PHutx1, Jerdon. 
Partta (i.e. Leaf-bird), Nepalese (Hodgs.). 
For observations on the habits of this interesting little bird, I 
must refer the reader to the ‘ Catalogue of Birds in the Museum of 
the East India Company,’ p. 316. 
109. Enrcurus FrRONTALIS, Blyth, J. A. S. Beng. (1847) p.156. 
«Plumage black, with white lower abdomen, wing-band, rump, 
and two outermost tail-feathers on each side, the other tail-feathers 
white-tipped ; a triangular frontal crest of white feathers, evidently 
erectile, those forming the apex being longer than the black coronal 
feathers they impend. The young have the frontal crest much re- 
duced.’’ Bill black, legs yellow. 
Length, about 7 inches; of wing 34; tail 35ths; bill to frontal 
plumes ths, to gape Zths; tarse 1 inch. 
Distinguished from FL. Leschenaulti by its smaller size, less de- 
veloped white trontal crest, shorter wings and tail, and smaller feet. 
110. CaLoBATES SULPHUREA. 
Motacilla sulphurea, Bechstein. 
Motacilla boarula, Pennant (nec Linn.). 
Motacilla bistrigata, Raffles, Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 312. 
Motacilla xanthoschistos, Hodgson, Gray’s Zool. Misc. (1844) p.83. 
