108 A List of Birds from the Khasi hills fyc. [No. 2, 



condaries decreasing from the last, the two outer tail feathers, and 

 tips of the central ones, white. Pale ferruginous tint on the tips of 

 the white feathers, forming the wing band. Length 7*5 inches, 

 extent 10-75", wing 3*6", tail 3-5", tarsus 1-2", bill in front 0*6". 



590, Motacilla luzoniensis, S c o p o 1 i. 



592. Calobates sulphured, Bechstein. 



At Cherra in September ; this specimen had the white wing band 

 very indistinct. 



596. P (pastes ay His, S y k e s. 



599. Corydalla Richardi, Vieillot. 



Obtained in October at Cherra. Length 7f inches, wing 3*7", 

 tail 3", not fully grown, bill at front 0'55", hind toe and claw H". 



600. Corydalla rufula, Vieillot. 



601. Corydalla striolata, B 1 y t h. 



Obtained on Mahadeo Peak, Asalu ; outermost tail feathers 2-3rds 

 white obliquely, — penultimate with a white spot on inner web at tip. 



605. Anihus cervinus, Pallas. 



Winter plumage olive brown, and two moderately pale wing 

 bands. Length 6*5 inches, wing 3£", tail 2& , tarsus -9", hind claw 

 •4", extent 10£*. 



Family r , Ampelid^e. 



609. Pteruthius crytliropterus, Vigors. 



Tail feathers are tipped yellow and the head dark ashy. 



611. Allotrius ce?wbarbus, T e m m. 



Obtained at Hengdan. Top of head, back, and tail bright olive 

 green, white circle round the eyes, with another outer circle of 

 grey extending behind to the nape ; ear coverts yellow green edged 

 with a line of yellow ; a marked very dark grey line on side of 

 neck, a patch of brown on each side of chin, centre being buffy 

 white, fading rapidly into the canary yellow of the breast and 

 belly ; wing and shoulder of wing grey. Bastard wing black. 

 Wing coverts banded black and chesnut, 2 bands of each color ; 

 tail same as noted in Jerdon's description. 



Length 4 inches, extent 6^", wing 2f", tail 1^", tarsus |", legs flesh 

 colored, irides dark brown. In another specimen obtained at Cher- 

 ra the wing bars were white, the under tail coverts bright 

 yellow, and a whitish ring round the eye. 



