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the head a broad black patch ; forehead black ; on the throat a 

 narrow black crescent. 



Found in the neighbourhood of Calcutta, called in the Persic, 

 Banns Putta. — One, in the drawings of Gen. Hardwicke, had a 

 black patch on the nape, another about the nostrils, and a slender 

 crescent on the breast. 



B. — Azure Flycatcher, Gen. Syn. Sup. 172. 



The general colour of this bird is deep Indigo blue; belly 

 white ; the bill very hooked at the point, with long hairs, springing 

 from the base, some of them even reaching beyond the tip ; irides 

 yellow, surrounded with black ; top of the head mottled with black ; 

 on the lower part of the neck a narrow black crescent. 



This is not uncommon about Calcutta, and other parts of India ; 

 found also in Java. 



38— AZURE-HEADED FLYCATCHER. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill black, with long hairs at the base ; 

 head fine blue; the rest of the plumage in general cinereous brown, 

 or mouse-colour ; belly and vent dusky white; tail longish, a trifle 

 rounded at the end, the outer feather white at the tip, on the 

 outer web. 



Inhabits India, called Chutta Hineea. — Sir J. Anstruther. 



In some drawings, done in India, is another, with the head 

 and neck pale bluish ash-colour, the rest mostly pale brown ; under 

 parts white; tail longish, cuneiform; bill bluish, with hairs at the 

 base; legs bluish. 



Inhabits India ; known by the name of Doomchurky. 



