BIKDS OF INDIA. 



(!cn. Paraduxoknis, Gould. 



Syn. BofJn/rJiptcJnis, McLell. — Ileteromorpha , Hodgson (partly). 



Chur. — Bill short, stout, as high at the base as long ; culinen 

 much curved, compressed on the sides, blunt, sinuated on the 

 mannn ; nostrils small, round, concealed by setaceous feathers ; 

 rictus with a few slender bristles ; wings feeble, rounded, the 6th 

 quill longest, the lour first graduated ; tail long, firm, graduated ; 

 leo-s and feet very stout ; tarsus nearly entire ; lateral toes equal ; 

 hind toe and claw large; claws all/ freely curved; the middle toe 

 not much elongated ; plumage soft and lax. 



The birds composing this curious genus differ somewhat in the 

 form of the bill and wing, and one of them has been classed 

 separately by Gray ; but I think that, with the exception perha})S of 

 HeteroinorjjJia, they range better together than if each ])eculiarity is 

 made to constitute a sub-genus. The present genus is characterized 

 by the deep sinuation of the tomioe of the mandibles. 



373. Paradoxornis flavirostris, Gould. 



p. Z. S., IsaC), 17— HoRSF., Cat. 609— Gould, Icones, pi. 1,— 

 Birds of Asia, Part VI., pi 8.— Bathyrhynchus brevirostris, 

 ]\IcLelland. 



The Yellow-billed Finch-thrush. 



Descr. — Above, the head and hind neck pale rufous ; back, 

 wings, and tail, dull olive-brown ; cheeks and throat white, with small 

 black spots ; ear-coverts and a gular band, black ; beneath, |)ale 

 earthy rufescent. One (female) specimen wants the black gular 

 band, and has the white of the lower parts rufescent-white, with 

 some brown spots on the throat and breast. 



Bill bright yellow ; legs plumbeous ; irides red brown. Length 

 Sh inches ; wing 3;^ ; tail 3| ; bill at front i, nearly as deep at the 

 base; tarsus ly{y. 



I have only procured this very interesting bird on the Khasia 

 hills, at au elevation of above 5,000 feet, in a pine wood, and 

 found that it had partaken of various seeds. There were two or 

 three young birds in company with the parents, one of which I 

 also shot, and found that it closely resembled the old birds in 

 plumage. They were rather shy, though they did not conceal 



