1870.] A List of Birds from the Khasi hills 8fc. 99 



metallic magenta ; chin and throat rufous, or sienna ; rest of lower 

 plumage bright canary yellow. Length 4*4 inches ; wing 2*05", 

 tail 1*7" ; bill black, length at front '55" ; legs dark brown, 

 tarsus '65". 



236. Bicceuni coccineum, S c o p o 1 i. 



241 . Myzanthe iynipectus, Hodgson. 



My specimens also have a black streak down the centre of the 

 abdomen, commencing at the red patch on the breast. 



251. Sitta cinnamomeoventris, B 1 y t h, lateral tail feathers deep 

 black, not the centre ones. 



252. Sitta formosa, B 1 y t h. 



Bill grey black ; lower mandible pale grey at base ; feet with 

 pale yellow soles. I only obtained one specimen of this rare and 

 lovely bird at Asalu, evidently as rare on this eastern side as in 

 Sikkim. 



253. Dendrophila frontalis , Horsf. 

 Family, Upupidje, 



254. ZTpupa epops, Linn. 



This is a rare bird on the Burr ail range. 



Family, Laniad^e. 

 258. Lanius tephronotus, Vigors. 



262. Lanius arenarius, B 1 y t h. 



263. Tephrodornis pelvica, Hodgson. 

 267. LLemipus capitalis, McClelland. 



Bill black, legs dark brown. Length 5 inches ; wing 2| ; tail 

 2i" ; tarsus 0-45". 



269. Volvocivora melaschistos, Hodgson. 



270. Graucalus Macei, Lesson. 



Irides rich brown, not lake ; a narrow edging of pale gre'y on 

 the primaries. 



271. Pericrocotus speciosus, L a t h a m, 9 obtained. 



272. Pericrocotus flammeus, Forster, 



273. P. brevirostris, Vigors. 



274. P. Solaris, Blyth. 



275. P. roseus, Vieillot. 

 Length 7| inches ; wing 3£" ; tail 4". 

 278 bis. Bicrurus lonyus, Hors f. 



