EVEN-TAILED DRONGO. 257 
into a little point, terminating like a liair ; all tliese 
feathers are narrow at their base, and broad as they 
approach the tips; so that the tail appears divari- 
cated, although the actual depth of the fork is so 
slight. 
The whole of the external parts of the plumage 
are deep black, glossed with steel-blue ; the inner 
web of the quills, however, are of a veiy deep vel- 
vety black ; thus offering a singular contrast to the 
species last described. The frontal bristles advance 
beyond half the length of the bill, but they are not 
very compact. The inner wing-covers are glossed, 
and the under surface of the tail and quill-feathers 
are deep black. 
Total length, 9 ; hill, from the gape, yg ; wings, 
4/5 ; tail, from the base, 4 ; tarsus, , 6 0 . 
WALKING DRONGO. 
Melasoma edolioides , Swains. 
PLATE XXIX. 
Entirely brownish black. 
Op this unattractive but very remarkable bird, we 
have already spoken in the Fauna Eoreali- Ameri- 
cana or Northern Zoology , p. 151. At that time 
we were ignorant of its native country, but no less 
than three specimens have since fallen under our 
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