of the Genus Pomatorhinus. 139 



15. Pomatorhinus musicus. 



Pomatorhinus musicus, Swinhoe, J. A. S. Shanghai, ii. 

 p. 228 (1857) ; Ibis, 18G3, p. 284, pi. vi. ; Dav. et Oust. Ois. 

 de la Chine, p. 185. 



AUied to P. rnficoUis, Hodgson, but larger. It has the 

 crown deep olive-grey, and the nuchal collar much brighter 

 and broader, covering part of the back ; the flanks and sides 

 of the belly of a bright ferruginous, fading into olive-brown 

 towards the vent ; the whole throat and breast pure white, 

 the latter spotted with large oval black drops ; the white ex- 

 tending down the centre of the belly in some specimens. Spec, 

 descr. mus. Tweeddale. 



The young bird is rather browner, but otherwise similar to 

 the adult [Swinhoe] . 



Iris straw-colour ; legs dusky leaden grey ; upper mandible 

 brownish black, under and apical edge of half upper fleshy 

 white, with wash of lemon {Swinhoe) . 



Length 8*2 to 8*5 inches [Swinhoe), wing 3*2 to 3'4, 

 tarsus 1*25, bill from gape 1*05, tail 3'7. 



Hab. Formosa {Swinhoe), 



16. Pomatorhinus nigrostellatus. 



Pomatorhinus nigrostellatus, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 250. 



This species is very closely allied to P. musicus of the 

 island of Formosa ; but, besides being a smaller bird (which 

 character, as I have before pointed out, is of little value in 

 this genus) , the head is of the same bright olive-brown as the 

 remainder of the upper parts, and the breast is much more 

 thickly spotted and with much narrower black drops, which 

 commence higher up on the throat and descend much lower 

 on the breast. The ferruginous feathers of the flanks and 

 belly have a narrow white margin, producing on these parts 

 an appearance of striation ; the nuchal collar, which is much 

 darker, only extends across the back of the neck, not joining 

 into the ferruginous of the flanks. Spec, descr. mus. Tweeddale. 



" Bill pale yellow, brownish black on the basal half of the 

 culmen; legs and feet leaden grey; irides yellowish. 



'' ^ and ? . Length about 7'37, wing 3, tail 3'4, of ten fea- 

 thers " [Swinhoe] . 



