Gen. Tarsiger. Hodgs. 



Bill short, slender, straight; rictal bristles moderate; wings moderate; 4t?i and 

 5th quills equal and longest, 3rd and 6th subequal tail slightly mucromte , 

 larsus extremely powerful, more than twice the length of the culroen ; toes 

 and claws long and slender > plumage of males blue abO'Ve r and moie or k 

 jufous below. 



223 Tarsiger 1 rufilatUS, Hodgs. Icon. ined. Passeres f pi. 88 ; id 

 P. Z. S. 1845, p. 27 ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. l8c>; Hume, Nests and Eggs, ItuL 

 .8. p. 324 ; Sharpe? Cat, B. Br. Mus. iv. p 256. Nemura cyanura, Hodgs* 

 Icon. ined. Passeres jyl. 76, fig. 3. lanthina rufilata, Bly. J. A, S. B. xvi, 

 p. 132, id. Ibis, 1867, p. 6 ; Brooks, S/r. F. 1875, p. 240; 1876, p. 229* 

 *8?7 ; p. 470. lantfoina cfanura, JT^rr/. ^. /</. ii, p, 146, No. 508; Godw.~ 

 Austtn, J. A. S. B., 1870, p, 106. Nemura cyannsra, (Pall) Dresser. B.Eur, 

 pts. Ixvji. Ixviii, (^ ad, dese, el. fig.ynee. Pall, Ths WKITE-^REASTED BLUE- 



Adult Male. General colour abo?e o!ark ultramarine, brighter and inclining 

 lo deep cobalt blue on the mmp and eppeir tail coverts , forehead also- brighs 

 cobalt, extending backwards and forming a distinct eyebrow ; shoulder patch 

 bright cobalt blue; rest of wing coverts and qailb blackish, edged with dark 

 ultramarine, the margins of the prisnariss somewfeat greyish blue - y tai? feathers 

 blackish on their inner webs and dark blue on fshe outer ^ lores and feathers 

 round the eye- dmsky bhie black * T the sides of the face dark blue, also the 

 feathers bordering the throat for the whole extent of the latter ; throat and 

 centre o! body bslow greyish white, pure white on the abdomen and under tail 

 coverts j sides of the bodiy bright orange ; thighs dull blue ; under wing 

 coverts and axillariss white, slightly washed wills fadvows ? edge of the wing 

 blue ; bill dusky j legs brown ~ y iris dark brown. 



Length. 5-75 to 6-5 inches ; wing 3-2:; tai>l 2-57. tarsus 0-95 j culm-en 0-45, 

 The adult female is olive brown above, becoming ashy blue orr the rump 

 and bright cobalt on the nipper tail- coverts ; the lesser and median wing 

 coverts like the back ; greater coverts and q-itilfe dark brown, margined with 

 jed dish olive; tail blackish on the inner webs and bltre on the outer; throat,. 

 lores and round the eye buffy ; eyebrow faint greyish - r sides of the f ace r 

 ioreneck, breast and flanks olive brown ;. middle of abdomen and under tail 

 soverfis white ; thighs dusky ; sides of the body bright orange ; axillaries 

 yellowish baff ; under wing coverts whitish wkh dusky bases. 



Length. $-2 inches ; wing 3--I5 ; tail 2' 5 ; tarsus 0-95 ; culmen 0*45, 



