36 N(ttio)i.(il Show Forchjn Section. 
ineiiibur, Mr. E. J. lirook. It was indrcMl a hrautii'ul species, 
words fail to more tliaii iiidieate tlie Klowiiiy aii<l Hlisteuiut; plum- 
age, and as a coloured plate, from the brush of Mr. H. (roodchild. 
is almost ready, and will prol)al)ly appear in the March issue, 1 
shall content myself here with the merest descri|)tion, whicli I 
made at the show. 
Adult Mdlc : Uppei- sui-face, rich carmine : back wings, 
dark green: rump, blue and lUdl-pui-ple ; a patch of longish 
lilacine feathers adorn tlie hind lu'atl, followed by a patch of black 
on the nape ; under surface, ci'imsou, very dark and intense — 
almost purplish — on the lower ])reast and sides of l)0(ly and 
thighs ; the tail is dark green, the two central feathers being over 
ten inches long and flexible, these are reildish-orange for the 
lower half and yellow at the tips ; there are a few white streaks on 
the flanks surrounded with blue. Total length, about li)^ inches. 
A grand exhibit, perfect in every respect, carrying off the 1st and 
four special prizes. Mr. Millsum is certainly to be congTatulated 
on his rare and l)eautif ul accpiisitions. 
White-capped Redstart {Ghwi/iorrornis Icucoa'phn/d) -. 
A very beautiful and uncommon exhibit, staged by our esteemed 
mendjer, Mr. S. M. Townsend. All the Indian Redstarts are 
favourites of mines, of which I have kept two species, but have 
at the present only the Plumbeous {K. fiiliginosa), and when I 
say that he is now spending his second winter out of doors, and 
is in exquisite condition, is in fact as blithe as a lark, I have said 
sufficient to indicate that they may be kept out of doors all the 
year round, in any aviary which supplies a night shelter and room 
for flight exercise. 
Its colouration is roughly as follows : Top of the head and 
nape, pure snow-wliite ; the general upi)er plumage is black, but 
the rump, upper and lower tail coverts, part of tail, and also the 
abdomen are rich chestnut ; bill, black ; legs and feet, dark brown. 
Total length, 7h inches, tail 4 inches. 
It ranges throughout the Himalayas and it only occurs on 
the lower levels as a winter i-esident. They frequent the banks of 
rivers and streams, picking up most of their food (insects) at the 
waters' brink. 
Jerdon, in his " Birds of India," says : — 
" They are mostly ground bii ds, feeding on insects but fond of 
"shelter; some frequent thickets, others long grass, a few being more 
"arboreal. They usually nidificate on the ground." 
