324 Capt. Beavan on the Avifauna 



and the character of the feathers of the head approximates 

 nearly that of Bhrincja. Col. Tytler has had the bird alive, 

 and never observed it attempt to raise the head-feathers (small 

 as they are) . The dimensions of a skin in his collection are as 

 follows : — length to end of ordinary tail 12*5 in., rest of tail 

 9*5 in., wing 6"36 in., bill at front 1 in., bill at gape 1*36 in., 

 tarsus barely 1 in. 



44. Artamus leucogaster, Valenc. * [Lejjtopteryx leuco- 

 rhynchus, Horsfield, nee Lanius leucoi'hynchus , Gmelin, of the 

 Philippines). White-bellied Swallow Shrike. 



" This graceful bird appears generally about Ross Island 

 from about 4 p.m. to dusk. Numbers fly past the verandah 

 of my house, and I have seen some dart through in pursuit of 

 insects ^^ (R. C. T.). I found this species, in June 1865, fre- 

 quenting clearings in forest-jungles on the mainland, perching 

 on the stumps and dead boughs ; social and in some numbers 

 in one spot, but each bird foraging for himself entirely '^on his 

 own hook.^^ 



The '' Myiagra azurea (Bodd.)," of Mr. Blyth's previous list 

 appears to be an entirely new species ; I have therefore the 

 honour of proposing for it the name of 



45. Myiagra tytleri, nobis, sp. nov. Tytler's Azure Fly- 

 catcher. 



The general appearance is that of M. azurea, but it is a 

 slightly larger bird, and differs conspicuously in entirely want- 

 ing the black gorget on the throat of the male f- The under 

 parts also, instead of being white, as in M. azurea, in our 

 species are wholly blue, of a slightly duller hue, perhaps, on the 

 lower abdomen and under tail-coverts. The upper parts are 

 more brightly coloured than in M, azurea. Dimensions of 

 a skin are as follows : — length 6 to 6'25 in,, wing 2'75 in., tail 

 3 in., tarsus '52 in. The tail and tarsus thus appear propor- 



* [Specimens sent by Capt. Beavan are said by Lord Walden (P. Z. S. 

 1866, pp. 556, 566) not to differ from A. leucopygialis, Gould, a well-known 

 Australian species. — Ed.] 



t [The males of Indian specimens sometimes, as we learn from Lord 

 Walden, want this black gorget. — Ed.] 



