Mr. F. I\Ioore on Birds from Northern India. 67 



Trichastoma Ahbotti, Blyth, J. A. S. Beng. xvi. p. 462 ; Catal. B. 

 Mus. A. S. Beug. p. 147. ' Boiiap. C. G. At. p. 259. 



Malacopteron Ahbotti, G. R. Gray, Gen. of Birds, iii. App. p. 9. 



Hah. Arracan (Xo. 919, Hodgs. Catal.). 



Sjjec. Char. " Colour above plain olive-brown, tinged with rufous 

 on the rump and tail ; the upper tail-coverts ferruginous brown, 

 under parts paler ; the throat and middle of the belly white ; the ear- 

 coverts, sides of the breast and flanks rufescent ; the lower tail-coverts 

 weak ferruginous ; bill horn-colour, paler beneath. 



" Length, G inches ; of wing, 3; tail, 2^; bill to gape, |i; andtarse 

 the same." — Blyth. 



Mr. Blyth states Arracan to be the habitat of this bird. Speci- 

 mens have lately been presented to the Company's ]\Iuseum by B. H. 

 Hodgson, Esq., from Nepal, and by Capt. R. C. Tytler from Dacca. 



Fam. SvLviAD^, Vigors. 



Subfam. Saxicolina, Vigors. 



Genus Nemura, Hodgson. 



Syn. lanthia, Blyth. 



5. Nemura Hodgsoni, nobis. 



Male : colour of the upper parts purplish blue, brightening to vivid 

 ultramarine on the crown ; forehead, lores and sides of head, wings 

 and tail black, the two latter margined with blue externally ; on the 

 rump some of the feathers are tipped with white ; upper tail-coverts 

 blue ; lower parts yellowish ferruginous ; under wing-coverts, flanks 

 and under tail-coverts white. Female : ferruginous brown, richer on 

 the rump ; wings and tail dusky, margined with ferruginous brown 

 externally ; lores, ear-coverts and under parts pale dusky ferruginous; 

 under tail-coverts white ; bill black ; legs pale horn colour. 



Length, 3f ths of an inch ; wing, 3| ; tail, 1 \ ; bill to front, f ; 

 to gape, J-; tarse, ^ an inch. 



Hah. Nepal (No. 919, nodys. Catal.). 



Subfam. PiiiLOMELiXA, Swains. 

 Genus Tarsiger, Hodgson. 



G. Tarsiger superciliaris, Hodgson. 



'Slah : above deep cyancous ; wings brown, margined with cya- 

 neous and rufous on the shoulder, primaries also margined with rufous, 

 secondaries with cyaneous ; tail brown, margined with cyaneous ; a 

 white superciliary streak extending one inch and a half from the nares 

 to the back of the neck ; lores and cheeks black ; beneath rufous ; 

 centre of belly white. Female : olive-brown above ; wings and tail 

 brown, margined with rusty olive ; superciliary streak not so clear as 

 in the male ; beneath j)ale dull rufous ; centre of belly and shafts of 

 the underside of tail white ; bill black ; legs horn colour. 



Length, .">| inches ; of wing, 3-|; tail, 2|; bill to gape, f ; tarse, 1-|-. 



Hah. Nepal (No. 924, Hodffs. Catal.). 



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