180 Mr. W. E. Brooks on a new Indian Sylvia. 



1. That Peltops should be referred to the family Muscicapidse. 



2. That the Eurylsemidse should be assigned to the order 

 Passeres. 



3. That the Todidse should be constituted a family of Coccygo- 

 morphse in the immediate neighbourhood of the Momotidse. 



XXII. — On a new Sylvia /rom India. 

 By W. E. Brooks, C.E. 



Melizophilus striatus, sp, nov. 



Description. Above light brownish-grey, streaked on the 

 head, as far as the shoulders, with dark brown narrow streaks ; 

 a pale rufous-brown broad supercilium; the cheeks and ear-coverts 

 are also of this colour, which extends down the sides of the neck 

 and breast, becoming very pale and diluted under the wings and 

 on the flanks. Wings light brown; the edges of quills and 

 coverts greyish. Tail a very much darker or blackish brown ; 

 the outer feather on each side is rather lighter and is tipped with 

 white; the tail-feathers are cross-rayed, particularly the outer 

 ones. Lower surface of body, except sides of neck, breast, and 

 flanks, white, with narrow brown streaks from chin to upper 

 breast. These streaks are well defined in one specimen, and 

 faint in another. Lining of wing, and edge of the same, reddish 

 white. Bill dark brown, except basal half of lower mandible, 

 which is dull brownish-orange. Legs and feet yellowish brown, 

 claws brown. 



Length 4-55 to 4*8 inches; wing 1-93 to 1*95; tail 2*14 to 

 2-33; tarsus -77 to "82; bill at front -35, from gape -46. The 

 bill is excessively like that of Melizophilus provincialis. The wing 

 also resembles that bird's, except that the first primary is larger 

 in proportion. Tail of similar form, but proportionally shorter; 

 the outer feathers are "35 shorter than the central ones. 



Notwithstanding the diflerences I have noted, the general 

 resemblance is so strong to Melizophilus that I have placed the 

 species in that genus. The head is streaked, and so are the 

 throat and breast ; but I have a Dartford Warbler with small 

 white streaks on the throat. 



