﻿lo8 Godwin- Austen — Fourth list of Birds from the [No. 3, 



Khasi Hills ; on my return to Shillong T looked for and found it tolerably 

 numerous, getting some 8 specimens in May and June. 



$ Description. Above, side of neck, and upper breast cyaneous blue ; 

 wings and tail are black edged with same. A narrowish white line from base 

 of lower bill to breast, which, with abdomen and under tail-coverts, is pure 

 white ; legs dark brown ; bill black. 



L. 4-5," W. 2'4," T. 1-78/ t. 0-6," Bf 0-42/' 



I did not obtain a female, but it would appear, from a drawing by 

 Dr. Jerdon, to be dull olivaceous above with white throat and breast. 



323«. Eetthkosterna sordida, n. sp. 



Three specimens of this bird were shot under Japvo Peak in January ; 

 having failed to identify it, I believe it to be undescribed. 



Description. Above dull olivaceous brown, ochraceous on rump and upper 

 tail-feathers. Tail umber-brow^n slightly tinged with ochre on outer web. 

 Quills same as tail and pale-edged. The primary and secondary coverts very 

 slightly tipped pale so as to form an inconspicuous bar on the wing. A 

 pale ring round eye. Lores and ear-coverts dull grey with a rufous tinge. 

 Beneath dull lutescent, darker on flanks. Centre of abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts white. 



L. 5-25,'' W. 2-6," T. 2-±," t. 0'5," Bf. 0-23." It is somewhat similar 

 to _E'. leucura but the white basal half of the tail feathers in this last-named 

 bird distinguishes it at once. 



322. SiPHiA ERTTHRACA, Blyth and Jerdon. 

 This rare bird occurred under Japvo Peak, Naga Hills, at GOOO feet. 

 L. 5 0," W. 2-85," T. 2-2," t. OG," Bf. 0-35." A single specimen was 

 procured by Jerdon at Darjeeling. 



325. Ertthroster]s-a acori^aus, Hodg. 

 I have this sombre coloured grey Fly-catcher from the Ihang valley in 

 Munipur and from Shillong in the Khasi Hills ; the specimen from the 

 former locality measures, L. 4-0," W. 2-2/' T. 1-6/' t. 0.58," Bf 033.'' 



326. Ertthrosterna maculata, Tickell. 

 Obtained in the Naga Hills by Mr. Wm. Robert, extending its range 

 considerably to the eastward. 



346. Pitta cucullata, Hartlaub. 

 Given to me among other specimens from the Tipperah Hills by Mr. Ross 

 Mangles. It is w^orthy of remark that now after 3 years of collecting I have 

 never seen a Pitta on or near the northern range of hills south of the Brah- 

 maputra (commencing with the Garos, and thence to the eastward) save the 



