Mr. A. Hume on Indian Ornithology. 37 



" I cannot but consider this identical with P.flaviceps, Cuv, nee 

 S\v., a bird very common, and varying a good deal in length 

 and size of bill." Dr. Jerdon and myself compared a couple of 

 birds of this supposed new species with specimens of P. baya, 

 manyar, and bengalensis. It certainly does not pertain to either 

 of the three species known as such in India ; but this by no 

 means settles the question. The synonymy of this group re- 

 quires elucidation. Biyth identifies P. manyar, Horsf., with 

 striatus, Blyth, and flariceps, Sw. ; but Bonaparte, whom Ver- 

 reaux follows, identifies tnanyar with hypoxantkus, and striatus 

 with Jiaviceps, Cuv. It is therefore possible that the species 

 described by Jerdon as P. manyar, Horsf., may be hypoxantkus, 

 Daud. ; but this seems very unlikely, as Mr. Blyth was well ac- 

 quainted with this species. Or, again, Bonaparte may be wrong- 

 in uniting striatus, Blyth, with P. jiaviceps, Cuv., in which case 

 my supposed new species may be the true P. Jiaviceps. Under 

 any circumstances this bird is new to our Indian avifauna, and 

 is quite distinct from either of the three species described by 

 Dr. Jerdon under Nos. 694, 695, and 696, pages 343 et seq. 



t916 bis. Embekiza stkiolata. 



I have already given an account in a separate paper of the 

 nidification of this species. I only sent specimens home in order 



coverts, and nape slightly rufous olivaceous brown ; the feathers of the 

 forehead and crown with iU-defiiied central dark-brown streaks, and 

 traces of the same on the feathers of the nape. Upper back and scapulars 

 somewhat paler and less rufous brown, broadly and conspicuously centred 

 with dark hair-brown. Lower back and rump the same pale slightly 

 rufous olivaceous brown, unstreaked ; upper tail-coverts similar, but with 

 ill-defined hair-brown centres. Tail hair-brown, the feathers narrowly 

 tipped and margined with pale rufescent. Wing-coverts and tertiaries 

 deep hair-brown, broadly margined with pale rufous fawn; primaries and 

 secondaries paler hair-broAvn, very narrowly margined with the same 

 colour. Chin, throat, middle of abdomen, vent, and lower tail-coverts 

 almost pm-e white, with only the faintest creamy tinge ; the rest of the 

 lower parts a duU rufous fawn, somewhat rufescent on the breast, sides, 

 and flanks. The tail is much rounded ; the lateral tail-feathers being 

 from 0-37 to 0-4 shorter than the central ones. The specimens I possess 

 were procured in Uecembtr, in the Kumaou Terai, not far from Kala- 

 doongee. 



