on Dr. Jerdon's ' Birds of India.' 39 



Not rare in the desert country north-west of Delhi. A 

 specimen received from Dr. Jerdon I have made over to Mr. 

 Gould. Stoparola deserti, Loche (R. Z. 1858, p. 39 1, pi. xi. 

 tig. 1), Sylvia deserticula, Tristram (Ibis, 1859, p. 58), would 

 seem to be nearly akin. 



584. Hextcurus (errore Enicurus) maculatus, Vigors; 

 Gould, B. As. pt. xviii. pi. 



Two species have been confounded under this, respectively in- 

 habiting the East and West Himalaya. The western bird is H. 

 maculatus, Vigors; and the eastern species (inhabiting Nipal, 

 Sikhim, and Butan) is 



Henicurus guttatuSj Gould, P. Z. S. 18()5, p. 664; B. As. 

 pt. xviii. pi. 



Like H.maculatus, but smaller, with shorter and inuch narrower 

 tail-feathers, the white on the forehead considerably reduced in 

 extent, and the white spots on the back fewer and small and 

 round (instead of being broad and lunate); an admixture of 

 brown colouring on the occiput. Wing 4 inches, longest tail- 

 feather 4"5 inches. 



586. Henicurus schistaceus extends its range to China 

 (Swinhoe). The relationship of this genus to the Wagtails I 

 consider to be that of analogy rather than of affinity. The 

 form of the wings and tail, the absence of elongated tertiaries, 

 and the character of the nestling-plumage are alike opposed 

 to the association of them with the true Motacilline birds, or 

 Pipits and Wagtails. They have Myiotherine affinities, as 

 more especially shown by the colouring of H. ruficapillus, 

 Temm. (PI. Col. 534). 



"588. Henicurus nigrifrons" must be erased, it being 

 H. scouleri in immature plumage. 



The Indian species of Motacilla and Budytes have already 

 been treated of by me in this journal (Ibis, 1865, pp. 48-50). 

 There are six of the one, Motacilla maderaspatana, M. hodgsoni, 

 M. luzoniensis, M. personafa, M. dukhunensis, and M. alba 



