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The Drongos — Edolius, Cuv. 



belong also to the grand series of Flycatchers ; the 

 beak is also depressed and sloped at the end ; the 

 upper crest is lively ; but they are principally distin- 

 guishable by the two mandibles being slightly bent 

 the whole length ; the nostrils are covered with 

 feathers, and they have long hairs which form mus- 

 tachios. 



The species of this genus are numerous in the 

 countries which border on the Indian Seas. They 

 are generally coloured black, with the tail forked, and 

 live on insects ; some are said to have a song like 

 that of the nightingale. 



The genus Dicrurus of Vieillot. 



Forked-tail Crested Shrike, Lath. Lanius Forficatus, 

 Lin. Dicrurus Longus, VaiL PI. Enl. t. 189. O. A, 

 t. 66. D. Cristatus, Vieil. 



Greenish ; black frontal ; crest erect ; length ten 

 inches. L. Drongo, Shaw. 



Cineraceous Shrike, Lath. Edolius Cineraceus, 

 Horsf. 



Dark uniform ash-coloured ; tips of quills and outer 

 side of the outer tail-feathers black ; length eleven 

 inches. Java. 



Malabar Shrike, Lath. Lanius Malabaricus, Lath. 

 Dicrurus* Platurus J Vieil. Vail. O. A. t. 175. Edol. 

 Retifer, Temm. PI. Col. t. 



Bluish-black ; quills and tail black ; outer tail-feathers 

 longer, naked, and inside feathered. Java. Also 

 Cuculus Paradiseus, Gmel. 



