452 Mr. McClelland's Catalogue 



Genus Halcyon, Swains. 



17. Halcyon Smyrnensis. Alcedo Smyrnensis, Linn. I. 181. 



18. Halcyon leucocephala, Gmel. Linn. I. 456. 



Tribus Dentirostres, Cuv. 



Fam. MuscicapidjE. 



Genus Phcenicornis, Sw. 



19. Phcenicornis princeps. Muscipeta princeps, Gould's Cent, of 

 Himal. Birds, PI. VII. 



20. Phcenicornis brevirostris. Muscipeta brevirostris, Gould's 

 Cent., PL VIII. The male. 



21. Phcenicornis elegans. Capite elongato, sincipite admodum 

 compresso ; capite, collo, dor so summo, alis, rectricibusque duabus 

 mediis nigris ; corpore subtus, dorso imo, fascia lata alarum, 

 maculis paucis apud remiges secundarios, rectricibusque latera- 

 libus aurantio-coccineis. 



The character given by Mr. Gould of the Phcenicornis (Muscipeta) 

 princeps, as far as regards the nature and distribution of its colours, 

 applies also to the Ph. elegans, but the latter is somewhat less in 

 size, while it is chiefly distinguished by the flatness of the crown, 

 which brings it nearly on a plane with the upper mandible. Mr. 

 McClelland has given on one sheet a comparative view of the Phcen. 

 elegans, princeps, and brevirostris, in order to illustrate the form of 

 the head in each species, and the depression of the sinciput in Phcen. 

 elegans, in which its essential difference consists. 



22. Phcenicornis affinis. Capite colloque supra cum regione 

 interscapulari griseis ; collo subtus gastrceo, dorso imo, maculis 

 tribus alarum, rectricibus interioribus ad basin exterioribus totis 



Jlavis : alis cauddque in medio nigris. 



" The male is larger than the female, and distinguished from her 

 by a yellow band on the forehead between the eyes." — McClelland's 

 MS. 



Mr. Gould has figured this bird as the female of Phcen. brevirostris, 

 but by annexing a mark of interrogation to the specific character, 

 has indicated his doubt respecting the correctness of his determi- 

 nation, or its being really a distinct species. This doubt has now 

 been explained by the researches of Mr. McClelland in its native 

 country. 



Genus Muscicapa, Auct. 



23. Muscicapa melanops, Vigors, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1831, 171 ; 

 Gould's Cent, of Himal. Birds, PI. VI. 



24?. Muscicapa? capitalis. Capite supra tectricibus primariis, 

 rectricibusque supra atris ; macula suboculari utrinque ad occiput 

 productd alba ; subtus, dorso lateribusque colli saturate fuscis ; 

 crisso et uropygio canis. 

 The distinctive character of this species rests on a very concise 

 description of Mr. McClelland, accompanied by a drawing : no per- 

 fect specimen was found in the collection. Length five inches. 



