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Although very common throughout the lower Himalayas 
south of the first snowy range from Darjeling to Murree, this 
species does not appear to have been ever figured as yet. Nay, 
more, a doubt seems to exist as to which bird is Hemichelidon 
fuliginosa and which Alseonax terricolor (Hodgs.).* To the 
kindness and great liberality of Mr. Hodgson, I am indebted 
for the loan of his most valuable drawings and notes on this 
and several hundred other species, and I now hope before long 
to be able to set at rest all doubts as to the identity of 
numerous species first described by Mr. Hodgson, but which, 
like all the Horeites and Horornis groups, must be figured 
before we can be certain of them, and in regard to which 
I may safely say that no one living — except, perhaps, 
Messrs. Blyth, Gray, and Hodgson — have any certain know- 
ledge as to which species ought to bear which specific 
name. I also give a figure of the southern species (Pi. V.), 
Hemichelidon fuliginosa, Alseonax latirostris. 
supposed to be identical with A, latirostris (Raffles). 
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299 (bis). Butalis grisola (Linn.).t 
Of the spotted grey Flycatcher, or Cherry Chopper, a single 
specimen was obtained on the 22nd of September, in an 
* Mr. Sharpe has compared the specimen sent home by me, and figured 
in the adjoining plate, with several of Hodgson's typical specimens in the 
British Museum, and pronounces them identical. He thinks my bird is 
not quite adult. 
t Butalis grisola (Linn.). 
Dimensions (the females are slightly the smallest).— Length, 6 to 6-3 ; 
expanse, 10 to 10-5 ; wing, 3-25 to 3-45 ; tail from vent, 2-75 to 3 ; 
tarsus, 0'6. 
Desceiption.— Bill black, dark fleshy at base of lower mandible : leirs 
and feet blackish-brown ; iris deep brown ; interior of mouth orange. 
Plumage— lores and feathers immediately above the nostrils 
