264 Mr. R. Swinhoe on the Ornithologij of Foochow. 



thickness from '15 to •25. Cseca situate 1 in. from anus, '4 long 

 by about '1 thick, the right one rather higher than the left. 



I found the nest of this species, in the summer of 1857, at Foo- 

 chow. It was placed on a thick lower bough of a high tree, 

 right up against the trunk, and differed from that of G. glanda- 

 rius in having a richer canopy. It contained four nearly fledged 

 young, 



Enicurus speciosus (^, Dec. 9, 1861. 



This bird appeared just as it was getting dusk, on the margin 

 of a stream, wagging its deeply cleft tail, and looking much like a 

 Kitfacincla. 



Length 10 inches ; wing 4'21 ; tail 5-8, from tip to fork 3'4. 

 Skin round eye bright purplish black. Iris deep hazel. Bill 

 black ; inside of mouth light orange-ochre, blackish on rictus, 

 tip of tongue, roof, and inside of under mandible towards the 

 tip. Ear-covert smaller than eye, roundish, perforated with a 

 round aperture ; skin of covert very white. Legs very pale flesh- 

 colour, almost white; claws having a tinge of blackish. The 

 shape of this bird's ear is in every respect similar to that of the 

 Myiophoni. 



Dissection. — Heart "55 by •4. Liver large : right lobe 1*2 long, 

 entirely covering the intestines ; left '7. (Esophagus dilatable 

 to 'S. Proventriculus '4 long, at first expanding and then con- 

 tracting. Gizzard somewhat heart-shaped, '7 long, '5 broad, and 

 about '3 deep. Epithelium thick, leathery, longitudinally fur- 

 rowed, ochreous, containing remains of small insects. 



lanthia rufilata S , Dec. 9, 1861. 



Acquiring the brilliant tints of the adult male. 



Length 5-7 inches; wing 3-2; tail 2^, of 12 feathers. Bill 

 black, purplish brown towards the base. Inside of mouth pale 

 flesh-colour, with a touch of ochre ; blackish on tip of tongue and 

 inside of mandibles. Skin round eye blackish. Iris deep brown. 

 Ear-covert larger than eye, roundish, with a downward diameter- 

 bone. Operculum semilunate on the outward arc. Legs and 

 claws deep purplish brown, with pale soles and edges. 



Myiophonus caruleus. 



Three of these were seen near a rocky stream, perching at times 



