98 ON THEEE NEW SPECIES OF ASIATIC BIEDS. [1871. 



A. M. N. H. Descriptions of three neiv Species of Asiatic Birds. By Arthue, Viscount Waldex, P.Z.S. 



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ger. 'jo^™- [From the ' Annals and Magazine of Natural History,' ser. 4, vol. vii., March 1871.] 



PUTLI.OR-MS CHLOROCEPHALUS, n. Sp. 



The Burman representative of the Sumatran and Malaccan PhijUornis icterocq^halus, Temm. 

 ap. Bonap.,hasnot been hitherto discriminated. It chiefly differs from that species by possessing 

 a much longer bill, by having the crown of the head green and not yellow, and by wanting the 

 intense golden colour of the nape. The frontal plumes are bright yellow. The female (perhaps 

 the young male) has the forehead as well as the crown bright green. Bill from nostril full half 

 an inch ; other dimensions as in Malaccan examples (four in number) of Ph. icterocephalus, 

 Temm. Described from three adult males and one female, obtained near Tonghoo. 



The next two species were discovered by Ur. Jerdon, who has kindly asked me to describe 

 them. 



Ttjrdlnxs striatus, n. sp. 



Feathers of the head, nape, and back cinereous brown, narrowly edged with a rich ruddy 

 brown, changing to dark brown on the margins. Wings and tail pale brow n, tinged with rufous. 

 The long and lax upper tail-coverts brown, tipped with ferruginous ; under tail-coverts bright 

 rust-colour. Chin, throat, and upper breast-feathers white at the base and on the edges, with 

 brown centres. Abdominal region and flanks pale brown, tinged with rufous. Lores, cheeks, 

 and ear-coverts pale brown. Upper mandible horn-brown ; lower paler, inclining to yellow. Legs 

 yellowish brown. Bill from forehead f of an inch, wing 2|, tail 2 inches, tarsus ^. 



Khasia hills, near Cheri'a Poonjee. 



This interesting species is a diminutive member of the Indo-Malayan genus Turdinus. It 

 closely resembles, in its general aspect, Tur.dinus macrodactylus (JStrickl.), but is a great deal 

 smaller, and has the throat striated and not pure white. 



Cisticola ruficollis, n. sp. 

 A. M. N. Jl. Stripe over the eye, ear-coverts, thigh-coverts, flanks, under tail-coverts, and a broad band 



^'^^v 212 ^' extending from the sides of the neck across the nape bright rufous. Fcathei-s of the head pale 

 fulvous at base, changing to rufous at tli€ extremity; many with broad black centres. Dorsal 

 feathers and wing-coverts black, with narrow fulvous edgings; those on tlie rump edged and tipped 

 with rufous. Quills dark brown, with yellowish-rufous edgings. Rectrices above also dark brown, 

 the outer webs washed with tawny rufous ; tips pale fulvous. Rectrices underneath ashy brown ; 

 a bold black bar or spot near the end of each feather, which is terminated with pale fulvous. 

 Lores, chin, checks, throat, and remaining under surface fulvous white, more or less tinged on 

 the breast with pale rufous. Upper mandible dark brown ; under mandible yellowish at base. 



