Mr. F. Moore on the genus Ruticilla. 455 



the head pule slaty blue ; throat and large patch on each wing white ; 

 lower part of breast and abdomen rufous chestnut. 



" Lengtli, (j inches ; wing, 3 niches 4 lines ; bill from gape, 7 lines; 

 tarse, 10^ lines." 



The only known example of this species is in the British Museum. 



13. Ruticilla nigrogtilaris, nobis. 



Crown of the head slaty blue, lightest on the forehead ; lores, ear- 

 coverts, throat, back of ucck, back, upper wing-coverts, two middle 

 tail-feathers entirely, and the rest (except the basal portion) black ; 

 wings blackish brown, the scapulars, outer edges of the secondaries 

 and under wing-coverts white ; breast, flanks, belly, rump, upper and 

 lower tail-coverts and base of tail (except the two middle feathers) 

 bright chestnut ; the vent and under tail-coverts have a few white 

 feathers intermixed; bill and legs black. 



Length, 6 inches ; wing, 3f ; tail, 2f ; bill to gape, ^ ; tarse, \. 



Hah. Nepal (No. 813*. llodys. Catal.). In Mus. East India 

 Company. 



This species is closely allied to iJ. schisticeps, but differs in having 

 the throat black instead of white. 



14. Ruticilla frontalis, Vigors. 



Syn. Phoenicura frontalis. Vigors, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 172. Gould, 

 Cent, of Birds, t. 26. f. 1. Blyth, Journ. A. S. Beng. xi. p. 190. 



Ruticilla frontalis, G. R. Grav, Gen. of Birds, i. p. 180. Hodgs. 

 Cat. B. of Nep. p. (>S. Blyth, Journ. A. S. Beng. xvi. p. 134; 

 Catal. B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 108. Bonap. C. G. Av. p. 290. 



Ruticilla melanura. Less. Rev. Zool. (1840) p. 26.5. 



Phoenicura tricolor, Hodgs. Gray's Zool. Misc. (1844) p. 83. 



Hab. N. India. In ]Mus. East India Company. 



L5. Ruticilla fuliginosa, A'^igors. 



Syn. Phoenicura fuliginosa. Vigors, P. Z. S. 1830, p. 35. Blyth, 

 Journ. A. S. Beng. xi. p. 190. 



Ruticilla fuliginosa, G. R. Gray, Gen. of Birds, i. p. 180. Hodgs. 

 Cat. B. of Nep. p. 68. Blvth, Journ. A. S. Beng. xvi. p. 134 ; Cat. 

 B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 169. Bonap. C. G. Av. p. 296. 



Phoenicura plumbea, Gould, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 185. 



Ruticilla simj)lex, Less. Rev. Zool. (1840) p. 265. 



Phoenicura ruhricauda, Hodgs. Gray's Zool. Misc. (1844) p. 82 

 (the male). 



Phoenicura lineoventris, Hodgs. MS. (the female). 



Hab. N. India. In Mus. East India Company. 



" Found along rivers, near or among mountains, haunts rocks just 

 appearing above the torrent. Feeds on coleopterous insects. Con- 

 tinually spreading its tail out like a fan, and in a vibrating manner." 

 — Griffith. 



16. Ruticilla leucocephala, Vigors. 



Syn. Phoenicura leucocephala, Vigors, P. Z.S. 1830, p. 35, Gould, 

 Cent, of Birds, t. 26. f. 1. 



