188 BIRDS OF INDIA. ' 



in winter; others are found in South Africa. Gray, in liis List of 

 Genera, places these birds, along with our Calamahei'jiiiKB and Si/l- 

 viiiicE, in hl^ sub-fam. Si/lciiii(S. 



I shall commence the series Avith two birds, each Icadino: to a 

 former group, and tlie iiist of which is, by some, classed :ip:irt 

 from this sub-family; but us it has, in my oijinion, stron<:er alHni- 

 tles for the blids of the present group, I have preferred keeping 

 it here. 



Gen. Neounis, Hodgson. 



Bill much as in P/i//Uosc»p/is, i. e. straight, moderately slender, 

 not compressed, with some long hair-like rictal setae ; wings short, 

 much rounded ; tail ratlier short or moderate, rounded ; tarsus 

 long ; feet moderate, arKoreah Coloring as in Hit/lloscojnis. 



This name, at first applied by Hodgson to Blvth's CniinjK'ta, was 

 afterwards bestowed by him on the present genus as an aberi'ant 

 representative of tlie same form, which clearly showed iliat he 

 considered it to belong to the pre>ent sub-family ; and Blyth 

 also places it here, althoagii he at one time classed it under 

 Drymoica. 



552. Neornis flavolivacea, Hodgson. 



Cat. Birds Nepal, App. p. 152— Blytii, J. A. S., XIV., 590-- 

 N. cacharensis, HoDGS. (the young) — Drymoica brevicaudata, 

 Blyth — Blyth, Cat, 814 — HoKSF., Cat. 5U2. 



The Aberrant Tree-Warbler. 



Descr. — Above olive-green ; beneath, and eyebrow, dull greenish 

 yellow ; quills and tail dusky internally. The young bird is duller 

 green above, beneath l.uffv yellow. 



Bill dusky ; legs pale brown ; irides light brown. Length about 

 5 inclics ; wing 2^^^ ; tail 2| ; bill at front nearly h ; tarsus \^. 



This Tree-Waibler has been found in Nepal and Sikliim. 

 The few specimens I procured were shot at a considerable 

 elevation. 



Tlie next bird, though cleaily related to some of the JhyU 

 loscopi, is also connected with the Aa-ocephuli of the previous 

 group. 



