168 Capt. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 



Spread of foot in the last specimen, shot 25 Sept. 1866, is 

 2" 125 ; the irides are purplish, surrounded by a yellowish- 

 brown ring. In the second the bill is dark lead-colour; legs 

 flesh-colour, claws a little darker; irides deep brown. This 

 specimen, a female, I shot at Fagoo, 4th Aug. 1866, out of a 

 flock of seven or eight, which were not particularly wary. In 

 the first specimen, which was shot by my brother at Mahasoo, 

 12th Mayl866, the legs were pale flesh-colour, with darkerclaws, 

 and the bill nearly black. 



670. Garrulus lanceolatus. Black-throated Jay. 



Very abundant about Simla, and perhaps one of the most 

 characteristic birds of the place. " Black-throated " is a mis- 

 nomer when applied to this species ; for the throat-feathers are 

 white. Bill pale bluish horn-colour, legs and claws lead- 

 colour ; irides pinkish brown. Length 13'25 ; wing 6*5; tail 

 6*75 ; tarsus 1"5 ; bill from front barely 1, the upper man- 

 dible overhanging the lower one considerably. The head is well 

 crested. Another specimen measures as follows: — Length 

 13'375 ; wing 6"375 ; tail 6*5; tarsus 1*5, bill from front 

 •875, from gape 1-1875. 



671. Urocissa OCCIPITALIS f. Red-billed Blue Magpie. 



Simla, June 15, 1866. Specimen in the flesh. Bill orange- 

 red ; legs coral-red, with dusky claws. Length 25'5 ; wing 

 7*625 ; tail 16*5 ; tarsus 8'875 ; spread of foot underneath 



* [Prof. Schlegel (pp. cU. p. 60) regards " G. sinensis, Gould " (P. Z. S. 

 1862, p. 282), which does not seem to have been described in due form, 

 as specifically identical with this species. — Ed.] 



t [Respecting the confused synonymy of this species, compare the 

 observations of Prof Schleg. (Mus. P.-B., Cornces, pp. 69, 70), who, how- 

 ever, deems the Indian and Chinese birds specifically identical. If they 

 be regarded as distinct, Mr. Blyth's name above given should be applied 

 to the first, as is done by Dr. Jerdon in his 'Appendix' (B. Ind. iii. 

 p. 873).— Ed.] 



