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portion) black ; wings blackish brown ; the scapulars, outer edges 

 of the secondaries, and under wing-coverts, white ; breast, belly, 

 flanks, rump, upper and lower tail-coverts, and base of tail (except 

 the two middle feathers) bright chesnut ; vent and under tail-coverts 

 mixed with white. 



Bill and legs black. Length 6 inches ; wing 3§ ; tail 2f . 



From Nepal. This species is nearly allied to the last, but differs 

 in having the throat black instead of white. 



503. Ruticilla frontalis, Vigors. 



Phcenicura, apud Vigors — Gould, Cent. Him. Birds, pi. 26, f. 

 1— Bltth, Cat. 982— Horsf., Cat. 478— Ph. tricolor, Hodg- 

 son. — R. melanura, Lesson — -Tak-tirriri-pho, Lepch. 



The Blue-fronted Redstart. 



Descr. — Top of head, back, throat and breast, dusky cyaneous, 

 with terminal brown edgings ; forehead, and above the eyes, 

 lazuline blue ; wings dusky blackish ; rump, upper tail-coverts, 

 and under parts, bright rufous ; tail feathers rufous, with black 

 tips, except the two middle ones, which are wholly black. The 

 female is brown above, paler below, and rufescent on the lower 

 belly and flanks ; the rest as in the male. 



Bill black ; legs brown ; irides brown. Length 6| inches ; ex- 

 tent 11 ; wing 3^ ; tail 3 ; bill at front f ; tarsus 1. 



This species, as well in its coloration, as in its habits and haunts, 

 approximates somewhat to the next group, that of the Blue Robins 

 of India. 



This pretty Redstart is found throughout the Himalayas, and 

 also in the Khasia hills. It is very common at Darjeeling, in the 

 winter only, extending from 4,000 feet to 8,000 feet. It is found 

 on roads in the more open parts of the forest, and in cleared 

 ground. When alarmed it flies into the thick under-wood. It feeds 

 on the ground on various insects. 



504. Ruticilla cceruleocephala, Vigors. 



Phamicura, apud Vigors, P. Z. S., 1830 — Gould, Cent. H. 

 Birds, pi. 25, f. 2— Blyth, Cat. 988— Horsf., Cat. 476. 



