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189. Cotyee riparia, Linnaeus. 



Common on the Indus and rivers of the Punjab. 



190. Cotyle ? 



Punjab, particularly on the lakes near the Salt Range ; often "seen 

 associating with Hirundo filifera and H. daurica. 



Sir William Jardine says, " Your bird is not C. sinensis (Gray). 

 I have authentic specimens of the latter ; they differ in size : si- 

 nensis is larger ; and the rump, instead of being pale, is uniform with 

 the colouring of the back. Total length only A\ inches. Iris hazel, 

 all the upper parts uniform brownish black ; wings as long as the 

 tail ; tail moderate and nearly even ; throat dirty white ; an irre- 

 gular brownish-black band across the breast ; belly and vent white ; 

 tail brownish black ; tarsus almost naked, with only a few downy 

 feathers posteriorly; colour of tarsus black." 



191. Dicrurus longicaudatus, A. Hay. 



India and wooded districts of the W. Himalayas, common. Builds 

 on trees ; the nest is elegantly built, and resembles that of the 

 Chaffinch in size and construction ; the eggs are nearly as large as 

 a Blackbird's, and white, with light-brown spots. Iris red. 



Note. — Another species or variety, I once saw (and killed the in- 

 dividual) at Poonah, Deccan, in size resembled the above, but dif- 

 fered in the following particulars : — General appearance of plumage 

 less brilliant ; tail not so lyrate ; belly, sides, and vent white ; inner 

 wing-quills margined with white. I supposed at the time this was 

 a young bird ; but subsequent experience leads me to think that, if 

 not a variety, it may be a distinct species *. 



192. Tchitrea paradisi (Linnseus). 



Western Himalayas and Valley of Cashmere during summer ; India 

 at all seasons ; pretty common. Frequents groves and dense jungles. 

 Great variety of plumage ; all white birds are adult males ; of the 

 brown varieties, the females have brown primaries, the young males 

 have black primaries. 



193. Letjcocerca ftjscoventris (Franklin). 

 Common around Poonah in the Deccan. 



194. Letjcocerca albofrontata (Franklin). 



Scinde ; Western Himalayas, but on the lower ranges only. 



195. Hypsipetes psaroides, Vigors. 



Plumage of sexes alike. Verj- common in the thick jungles of 

 the Cashmere Ranges, generally seen in small flocks. Has. great 

 powers of flight ; shy ; call-note loud and harsh ; imitates the notes 

 of other birds. Confined to certain districts on the Himalayas. 



196. Pycnonottjs bengalensis (Blyth). 



197. Pycnonottjs hjemorrhous (Blyth), J. A. S. B. xiv. 



* ? D. c&rulescens, Linn. — F. M. 



