16 Mr. Blyth's Commentary 



506. RUTICILLA FULIGINOSA. 



Occurs in China and Formosa according to Mr. Swinhoe. 

 Dr. A. Leith Adams mentions a Raticilla that was often seen 

 in Ladakh in like situations with R. fuliginosa. " It is smaller : 

 colour a leaden-ashy, with several white feathers in the tail. 

 Specimen not procured" (P. Z. S. 1859, p. 179). Henicurus 

 scouleri being likewise mentioned, it could not have been that 

 species, as might otherwise have been plausibly suggested. 



507. Larvivora cyana, Hodgs. 



As Mr. Swinhoe (Ibis, 1866, p. 315) refers the Motacilla 

 cyana of Pallas to this genus, identifying it with his Larvivora 

 gracilis, the name of the Indian species is forestalled, and it 

 must rank as L. super ciliar is (Jerdon), as Mr. Swinhoe suggests. 



508. Ianthia rufilata (Hodgson). 



/. cyanura (Pallas), from China and elsewhere, is distinguished 

 by its white superciliary mark. 



510. Tarsiger superciliaris. 



I quite agree with Mr. Hodgson in referring this species to 

 Tarsiger and not to Ianthia, to which Dr. Jerdon has restored 

 it*. 



512. Calliope kamtschatkensis. 



Received from the Philippines (Ibis, 1865, p. 30). 



* Mr. Gould has two specimens of a bird whicli can hardly be separated 

 from Tarsiger, although the bill is somewhat broader. In other respects 

 the structm-e is identical. He is not certain whether they are from 

 Africa or India. 



Tarsiger cucullatus, Gould, sp. n. Dull green above, passing to yel- 

 lowish on the upper tail-coverts ; below bright yellow, with an ash-co- 

 lom'ed hood and wings except the smaller coverts ; middle tail-feathers 

 entirely dusky-black, the next yellow for two-thirds of the outer web, the 

 next three yellow for the basal thi-ee -fourths on both webs, and the 

 outermost feather yellow on the inner web for the basal three-fourths, 

 and the rest of it dusky ; a concealed white spot in front of the neck at 

 the border of the grey hood, indicative of affinity to Cyanecula. Length 

 5-6 in., wing 3 in., tail 2-5 in., bill to gape -62 in., tarsus 1 in. Both 

 specimens evidently males. 



