408 Mr. A. Hume on Indian Ornitholo(jij. 



Plumage. — Closely resembles G. cristata, but greatly exceeds 

 it in size, and has in the adult a considerably fuller and longer 

 crest. Its general tint is more sandy rufescent, or desert-colour, 

 than is usual in G. cristata, and the striations on the back are 

 nearly obsolete. 



3. Saxicola hendersoni, sp. nov. Henderson's Stonechat. 

 Male. — Dimensions: length 6'0 inches; expanse ll'O; tail 



2-7; wing 375; bill at front 0*45 ; tarsus 0-95. 



Plumage. — Somewhat of the S. atrigularis type; differs in 

 being blacker above and having the whole tail pure white, except 

 the terminal three-fourths of the two central tail-feathers, which 

 are black, and a terminal black band on the two exterior laterals, 

 0-7" wide on the exterior ones, 0-4" on the penultimate ones, and 

 a black spot at the tip of the others, decreasing rapidly in size 

 as the feathers approach the central ones, and in some specimens 

 disappearing entirely on those next to these latter. 



4. Trochalopteron simile, sp, nov. 



Exactly resembles T. variegatum, which it replaces in the far 

 north-west, except that the grey portions of the primaries and 

 tail-feathers are pure French-grey, entirely untinged with yel- 

 low, olive, or orange. 



5. PoDocES HUMTLis, sp. nov. The Dingy Chough-Thrush. 

 Male. — Dimensions: length 7*5 inches ; tail2"8; wing3'75; 



bill at front 0-97 to 1 ; tarsus 1-25. 



Plumage. — Forehead, lores, and an indistinct streak over the 

 fore ])art of the eye fulvous white. Front, top, and back of the 

 head, back, scapulars, and rump a dull earthy brown ; a broad 

 yellowish- white patch upon the nape. The four central tail- 

 feathers blackish brown, tipped and margined with a paler hue. 

 Lateral tail-feathers white, tijiped and margined on exterior 

 webs with dingy fulvous. AVings brown, the quills slightly 

 darker browu, narrowly margined and tipped with paler brown. 

 Lower parts dingy fulvou* white. 



6. PoDOCES HENDERSONi, sp. nov. Heudcrsou's Chough- 

 Thrush. 



Male. — Dimensions: length 11'5 inches; expanse 18; tail 

 4*2; wing 5'4; bill at front 1"5; tarsus 1'6. 



