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Hab. — Europe, extending into N. W. ladia, the Himalayas and 

 Nepaul. Extremely common in Beloochistan, Persia and South Afghan- 

 istan ; also in Sind, the Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Oudh, Rajputana, 

 Central India, the Deccan, Concan, Kutch, and North Guzerat. A 

 winter visitant in Rind, and other parts of the Western Presidency. 



Gen. Rhipidura. Vig. • Leucocirca, Sw. 



Bill with long bristles at base ; nostrils partly hidden by them ; 4th 

 and 5th quills longest; tail broad and graduated. 



Ehipidura albifrontata, Frankl.P. Z.S. 1831, p. 116; Blyth, 

 J. A. S. B. xii. p. 935; Gray, Gen. B. i. 258 ; Sharpe, Cat. Passeriformis 

 B. M. p. 338. Leucocirca albofrontata, Jerd. Madr. Journ. xi. p. 12 ; id. 

 III. Ind. Orn. pi. 2; Jerd. B. Lid. p. 452, No. 292 ; Sir. F. iii. p. 104 ; 

 Murray, Hdbh., Zool., Sec, Sind, p. 138. — The Whitb-browep Fantail. 



Head, neck, lores, and sides of the face slaty black ; a broad frontal 

 band, extending over the eyes to the nape, white; throat white, the 

 feathers black at their bases ; lower throat black, slightly edged with 

 white ; back and wing-coverts ashy brown, the latter, including the 

 primary coverts, tipped with triangular spots of white ; axillaries dark 

 brown, edged with whitish; breast, abdomen, under tail and thigh-coverts 

 white, the feathers of the latter with black bases; tail dark brown, all, 

 except the centre ones, broadly tipped white ; bill and legs black ; 

 irides deep brown. 



Length. — 6 to 6" 7 inches, bill at front 05, wing 3*3 to 3°15, tail 

 3-6, tarsus 0-75, 



Hah. — India generally and Ceylon, to Burmah and Pegu and N. W. 

 Himalayas. Common in the Punjab, N. W. Provinces, Oudh, Central 

 India, Rajputana, Kutch, Kattiawar and Jodhpore ; also in Southern 

 India, the Concan and Deccan, especially in gardens. Breeds in Sind 

 from March to August. The nest is a very neat cup, made of tine fibres, 

 &c., covered on the outside and inside with cobweb, and usually attach- 

 ed towards the end of a low branch. Eggs two in number. 



Family, TURDID^. 



Bill rather strong, sides slightly compressed; wings long; tail 

 moderate ; tarsi and toes various. 



Sub-Family, TURDIN.^,— True Thrushes. 



Bill of moderate length, as long as head ; nostrils in a groove, 

 apert ; wings long and broad, somewhat pointed ; 1st quill very short, 

 3rd and 4th longest, sub-equal ; tail moderate ; outer toe longer than 

 inner, and united to middle at base. 



Gen. Monticola. 



Bill moderate or long, moderately hooked at tip ; nostrils apert ; 

 rictal bristles numerous; wings long; 3rd quill longest; tarsus scutellate. 



Monticola cyanus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 29G; Gniel. Syst. Nat. 

 i. p. 834 ; Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 345. Monticola cyana {Linn.) Boie. 

 17 z 



