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and throat and centre of abdomen nearly pure white ; sides of 

 neck and breast dull rufescent; sides of abdomen and flanks 

 rufescent bi'own ; wing-lining rufescent white. 



This is a typical Hurornis, if I rightly apprehend Mr. Hodg- 

 son's genus. The specimen was shot by Mr. William Masson 

 on the 20th of May, 1870, below Darjeeling. It is very distinct 

 from any species of Horurnis or Horeites described by Messrs. 

 Blytb, Hodgson, and Jerdon. 



4. Horeites brunnescens. 



Dimensiom. — Length 4"-25, wing 2"-2, tail 2", tarsus 0"-82, 

 bill at front 0"-33. 



Description. — Legs, feet, and bill pale brown, the latter darker 

 on the upper mandible. Plumage : The whole upper surface, 

 including the wing-coverts and the greater portion of the 

 exterior webs of the quills, olivaceous, tinged with rufous more 

 strongly on the head, and most conspicuously so on the exterior 

 margins of the quills ; the rest of the quills hair-brown ; the tail 

 pale brown, obsoletely barred and slightly tinged at the margin 

 with rufous ; a dull white stripe from the nostrils, over the eyes 

 and ear-coverts; a dusky stripe under this latter through the 

 lores, eyes, and ear coverts; lower surface pale dingy fulvous, 

 more albescent on the throat and wing-lining. 



This specimen I picked out of a collection made in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Darjeeling by Mr. Gammie, of the Government 

 chinchoua plantation. 



5. SiPHIA MINUTA. 



Dimensions. — Length 4", wing 2"*2, tail l"-77, tarsus 0"-7, 

 mid toe and claw 0"*56, hind toe and claw 0"-5, bill at front 

 0"-25. 



Descrijjtion. — Bill blackish brown, fleshy on lower surface of 

 lower mandible; legs and feet very pale fleshy brown. Plu- 

 mage: Upper surface a very rich olive-brown, slightly tinged 

 with rufous on the back, more conspicuously so on the rump ; 

 tail dull rufous ; quills hair-brown, narrowly margined with 

 dull rufous ; chin, upper part of throat, wing-lining, flanks, 

 and lower tail-coverts pure pale buff"; lower portion of throat, 



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