314 TiMiJLiin^. 



Hand-l. B. i. p. 248. no. 3602 (1869;; Sioinh. P. Z. S. 1871, 



p. 36o ; Gorbvin- Austen, J. A. S. Beng. xliii. p. 168 (1874). 

 Heniciinis sinensis, Swinh. Ibis, 1867, p. 404; Godwin- Austen, 



J. A. S. Beng. xlvii. p. 19 (1878). 

 Henicurus chinensis, Stoliczka, J. A. S. Beng. xxxix. p. .^04 (1870) ; 



Elwes, Ibis, 1872, p. 258. 

 Henicurus leschenaulti {non V.), David S) Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 295, 



pi. 37 (1777). 



Adult. Very similar to //. leschenaulti of Java, but having very 

 much broader tail-feathers, the black ones of which are broadly 

 margined with white along the tip of the inner web, just reaching 

 across the tip of the outer ; the frontal patch of white is also larger, 

 and is rounded on its hinder margin; "bill black; feet white, 

 claws washed with brown ; iris black " (David). Total length 

 11 inches, culmen iMJo, wing 4-45, tail 6-2, tarsus 1-3. 



ffab. China, ranging southwards into Assam, and said to occur 

 in Province WeUesley in Malacca. 



a. Ad. sk. Shanghai. Gould Collection. (Type 



of species.) 



b, c. Ad. sk. N. China. Mr. Fortune [C.]. 



d. Ad. sk. Fokien. Gould Collection. 



e. Ad. sk. Nazeerah, Upper Assam R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



(Dr. lieid). 



3. Henicurus immaculatus. 



Enicurus immaculatus, Hodgs. Asiat. Researches, xix. p. 190(18.36); 



id. Icon. ined. in Brit. Mus., Passeres, pi. 115 b. tig. 3 (no. 350), 



116. fig. 2 (no. 350) ; id. in Grays Zool. Misc. p. 83 (1844) ; Gray, 



Cat. Mamm. etc. Nepal jjres. Hodr/s. p. 76 (1846) ; Bh/th, J. A. S. 



Bene/, xvi. p. 157 (1847) ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 204 (1847) ; Bli/th, 



Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 159 (1840) ; Bp. Comp. i. p. 251 (1850) ; 



Horsf. S)- Moore, Cat. B. E.I. Co. 3Iu^. i. p. .346 (1854) ; Jerd. B. 



Ind. 'ii. p. 213 (1863) ; Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 248. no. 3600 ( 1869) ; 



Godwin-Aust.J.A. S.Beng. xxxix. p. 107 (1870) ; Hume Sf Oates, 



Str. F. 1875, pp. 9, 141. 

 Henicurus immaculatus, Blanf. Ibis, 1870, p. 466; Elwes, Ibis, 1872, 



p. 254 ; Godtcin-Ansten, J. A. S. Beng. xliii. p. 168 (1874), xlv. 



p. 80 (1876), xlvii. p. 19 (1878) ; Inglis, Str. F. 1877, p. 37 ; 



Hume ^ Davison, Str. F. 1878, vol. i. p. 360; Hume, Str. F. 



1879, p. 103 ; Oates, B. Brit. Burm. p. 25 (1883). 



Adult. General colour above black, scapulars broadly tipped with 

 white ; lesser, median, and greater wing-coverts black, the greater 

 series with broad white tips ; bastard wing, primary-coverts, and 

 quills black ; the inner primaries externally white at base ; secon- 

 daries white at base, which is half concealed by the white tips of the 

 greater coverts ; these secondaries also tipped with white at their 

 outer web ; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts pure white ; 

 tail-feathers black, white at base and having a white spot at tip, 

 two outside feathers pure white ; crown of head black, with a 

 broad frontal band of white extending backwards above the eye, 



