2G4 LANHDiE, 



Enneoctonus erythronotus, Tytkr, Uns, 1868, p. 200 ; Holdsivorth, 



P. Z. S. 1872, p. 436. 

 Collyi'io erythronotus, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 392, no. 6950. 

 Collyrio cauiceps, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 392, no. 5961 («ec Blyth). 



Adult. Crown of head, neck, and mantle grey ; lower part of the 

 mantle washed with saudy as it shades off into the hack, which is, 

 along with the rump and upper tail- coverts, light orauge-rufous ; 

 scapulars rufous like the hack hut paler, many of them washed 

 with grey near the hase ; wing-coverts black, the lesser series 

 round the bend of the wing margined with ashy grey, the edge of 

 the wing white ; quills brownish black, the secondaries rather 

 broadly margined with fulvous, the primaries more narrowly, the 

 latter white at basal third of either web, forming a small alar 

 speculum ; tail black, all the feathers tipped with light rufous buff ; 

 this light terminal spot increasing in extent on the three outer 

 feathers, which are likewise margined with fulvous, not only on 

 the outer but also on the inner webs, forming a narrow border to 

 these feathers, broader and more distinct on the outermost rectrix ; 

 across the forehead a well-defined black baud, which colour extends 

 over the lores, around the eye, and over the whole car-coverts ; the 

 sharp narrow black superciliary streak bordered with white ; 

 cheeks and throat white ; rest of underparts huffy white, sides of the 

 body and under tail-coverts orange-rufous, paler on the latter and 

 on the thighs ; under wiug-eoverts and axiUaries creamy white ; 

 some of the feathers near the bastard wing slightly washed with 

 greyish ; hill and feet black, base of under mandible pale horny. 



Young. Head, neck, and mantle ashy brown ; the back, scapulars, 

 rump, and upper tail-coverts pale orange-rufous, all the feathers of 

 the upper surface paler at tip, and barred with dusky brown ; wings 

 blackish, all the feathers edged with dull rufous, the primaries with 

 pale fulvous ; tail ashy brown, with wavy cross lines under certain 

 lights, the two centre feathers blackish, the outer ones with a pale 

 border of fulvous all round ; forehead and lores fulvous, barred 

 with dusky brown ; over the eye a distinct buffy-white streak ; ear- 

 coverts dull brown ; cheeks and throat pure white ; rest of under 

 surface pale fulvous, inclining to white on the centre of the abdo- 

 men ; breast and flanks varied with zigzag cross lines of dusky 

 brown. 



The following are the measurements of a series of L, erythronotus 

 now before me : — Culmen about 0'75 inch. 



Total 



length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



in. in. in. in. 



e ad. Kokand 8-5 3-75 47 r05 



cJ ad. Siud valley 8-8 37 47 1-05 



Ad. Kamptee 9-8 3-6 4-8 1-1 



Ad. Behar 9-0 3-55 4-5 1-1 



Ad. Kamptee 9-8 3-55 4-6 1-1 



Ad. Kamptee 8-0 3-4 4-5 M 



Ad. Behar 8-5 3-4 4-4 1-1 



Ad. Nepal 8-5 3-3 4-2 1-05 



