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S.Joulaimus, mihi Above earthy bro\vn,below diluted to luteous ; 



throat and breast bright rūsty ; sides of head aad neck duU slaty ; tail 

 black, vvith white lateral base. Female below void of the red colour, 

 being througbout sordid vvhite. Length, 5| inches ; bill, ^V : t^'l> 2^ ; 

 wing, 2į ; tarse, f ; centrai toe and nail, -f-^ ; hind, 7^. Weigbt, 



3 °^' 



Hab. Tarai. Rarely or never the hills, to which the others are as 



entirely confined. 



Philomelin^. 

 Genus Muscisylvia, mihi. 



General structure as in Grillivora, but feebler ; gape wider and 

 bristled ; tip of the bill more suddenly bent ; nares elongated, with 

 nude membranous tect and lunato-elliptic aperture, set over by tiny 

 hairs ; wings and tail ample, with broad webs and obtuse mucronated 

 terminations ; -vvings round, acuminate ; fifth quill longest ; tail me- 

 dial, even, broad; legs and feet suited to walking and perching; 

 tarse equal to mid toe and nail ; toes long and slender ; nails acute ; 

 hind much the largest, and equal to the digit ; exclusively Montico- 

 lous ; stomach muscular and strong ; feeds on hard and soft insects, 

 pulpy berries and small seeds. A shy forester ; not gregarious. 



Type, M. leucura, mihi. — Throughout deep indigo-blue, passing 

 to black on alars and caudals ; forehead and shoulders rich cobalt 

 blue ; tail basally and laterally whitened ; a white spot on the side of 

 the ueck of the malė ; bill and legs black ; iris dark. Length, 7į 

 inches : bill, f ; tail, 3į ; wing, 3į ; tarse, 1^ ; centrai toe and nail, 

 i|; hind, |. Weight 1 oz. 



Genus Nemura, mihi. 



General structure of Phcenicura, but slighter, with slenderer legs 

 and feet, and bill more armed at the point, and lateral toes uneąual ; 

 wings and tail mucronated, as in the lašt, but the webs less broad 

 and the tips narrowed yvedge^dse ; nails long, slender and delicate, 

 likę the digits and legs. Manners of Phcenicura, but a forester and 

 shy. Feeds on insects, soft and hard, and on pulpy berries. Found 

 in centrai and northem regions of hills. Types, N. rufilatus et flavo- 

 livacea et cyanura. 



N. rufilatus, mihi. — Above and the cheeks indigo-blue ; brow8, 

 shoulders and rump soft cserulean ; belovv white, save the flanks, 

 which are bright rūsty ; bill and legs black ; iris brown. Length, 5| 

 inches ; bill, | ; tail, 2| ; wing, 3į ; tarse, 1 ^^ ; centrai toe and nail, f ; 

 hind, Ą. 



N.flavolivacea, mihi. — Possibly female of the lašt. Above olive- 

 green, \vith a yellowish tinge ; below sordidly fulvescent ; bill and 

 legs fleshy grey. Length, 5| inches ; bill, ^Sį- ; tail, 2g : wing, 3 ; 

 tE^se, 1^ ; centrai toe and nail, f| ; hind, \^. 



N. cyanura, mihi.— Head, neck, breast and wings oHve-brown, 

 more diluted belovv ; rump and tail verditer-blue ; flanks bright rūsty ; 

 chin, belly and vent \vhite ; legs and feet black. Sexes alike. Length, 



