452 BIRDS or INDIA, 



Jalna close to Col. Sykes's district. He includes it in bis birds of 

 the Deccan ; and I observe that Adams states that it is common at 

 Poona, but does not assert the same of albofrontatn which I found 

 so abundant at no great distance. Franklin procured it in Central 

 India ; and it extends into Assam and Burmah. 



It is very abundant at Darjeeling in the spring and summer, 

 descending to the valleys and plains in winter. It is generally 

 seen in pairs, flitting restlessly about trees, catching small flies 

 and mosquitoes in the air, and constantly spreading and raising 

 its large fan-shaped tail. The male has a. pleasant, short, tinkling 

 song, sweet and clear. The Bengal name, ' Wheel Dyad (i. e. 

 Copsychus saularis), is given from its frequently turning round. 



Sundevall remarks that its stomach is exceedingly thin, almost 

 membranaceous. 



292. Leucocerca albofrontata, Frankl. 



Rhipidura apud Franklin, P. Z. S., 1831. — Sykes, Cat. 45 — 

 Jerdon, Cat. 143— Jerdon, 111. Ind. Orn., pi. 2— Blyth, Cat. 

 1242— HoRSF., Cat. ISd—ShamcJiiri, H. in the N. W.—Macharya, 

 i. e. ' Mosquito-catcher,' H. in the South. — Manati (^. e. ' Washer- 

 man'), M.2k\.—Dasari-pitta, Tel. 



The White-browed Fantail. 



Descr. — Above, the head and neck deep black ; a broad frontal 

 band, extending over the eyes to the nape, pure white ; back 

 ashy-black ; wings and tail dusky-black ; the wing-coverts with 

 some white spots ; the tips of all the tail-feathers, except the 

 central ones, broadly white : beneath, the chin and throat black, 

 more or less spotted and lined with white ; the breast and abdomen 

 white. 



Bill and legs black ; irides deep brown. Length 1\ inches ; 

 extent 10 ; wing 3y% ; tail 3| ; bill at front U mill. ; tarsus /q. 



The White-browed Fantail is found over all India, except 

 Lower Bengal, extending to the foot of the Himalayas, only not 

 towards the South-east. It is most common in Malabar and the 

 Deccan, and is not rare in the N. W. Provinces and Scinde. 



