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76. Campephaga cinerea, Blyth ?* 



Of a deep bluish-grey ; with, green-black wings and tail, the 

 feathers of both tipped more or less with white, the graduated 

 tail-feathers deeply tipped. Vent white. Bill and legs black. 

 Length 9 ; wing 4-§- ; tail 3^. The immature plumage is 

 lighter grey, tinged with sienna-yellow, and indistinctly barred 

 on the under-parts. The basal part of the inner webs of 

 several of the wing-feathers are marked with white, forming 

 a large bar, conspicuous on the under side or when the bird is 

 seen on wing. This species occasionally shews itself here, in 

 autumn and in spring. 



77. Pericrocotus cinereits, Strickland. 



Length 8, wing 3 t 8 q . Tail 4, the 3 outer feathers being shorter 

 than the rest and equally graduated, measuring 1^, 2, and 2-| 

 respectively ; the 6 central ones are nearly equal. Expanse 

 1(H. Bill f, to gape T 8 ¥ . Bill and feet black. The description 

 from de la Fresnaye runs thus " Cendre en dessus ; lorums, 

 ailes, et queue, noirs ; front, une tache mediane alaire, pli de 

 l'aile, bord externe des remiges tertiaires, la presque totalite 

 de trois rectrices laterales et tout le dessous de corps, blancs , 

 Longueur totale Om. 193. Habite l'isle de Lucon (Philip- 

 pines"). The female in all mine has greyish-brown wings ; the 

 black of the lore extends over the beak ; and four instead of 

 three lateral rectrices have a good deal of white on them. 



The male has a broad white forehead, and a black crown which 

 gradually blends with the bluish-grey of the back. The wings 

 are also blacker, and there is more grey on the sides of the 

 breast. In fact the plumage of the male bears great affinity 

 to that of the Wagtails ; and this species forms a happy 

 transition from the grey of the CampephagcB to the crocus tints 

 of the JPericrocoti. It looks in, at Amoy, in parties during the 

 vernal and autumnal migrations, and is noticeable for its pretty 

 Canary -like trill call-note. 



78. Dieruras macrocercus, Vieillot. 



By no means common in this neighborhood, but remarkably so 

 in S. W. Formosa, where several may be seen during the 

 * No nam3 of my bestowing. — 22. B. 



