452 Mr. McClelland’s Catalogue 
Genus Haxtcyon, Swains. 
17. Halcyon Smyrnensis. Alcedo Smyrnensis, Linn. I. 181. 
18. Halcyon leucocephala, Gmel. Linn. I. 456. 
Tribus DENTIROSTRES, Cuv. 
Fam. MuscicaPip&. 
Genus PHa@nicornis, Sw. 
19. Phenicornis princeps. Muscipeta princeps, Gould’s Cent. of 
Himal. Birds, Pl. VII. 
20. Phenicornis brevirostris. Muscipeta brevirostris, Gould's 
Cent., Pl. VIII. The male. 
21. PH@NICORNIS ELEGANS. Capite elongato, sincipite admodum 
compresso ; capite, collo, dorso summo, alts, rectricibusque duabus 
mediis nigris; corpore subtus, dorso imo, fascia laté alarum, 
maculis paucis apud remiges secundarios, rectricibusque latera- 
libus aurantio-coccineis. 
The character given by Mr. Gould of the Phenicornis ( Muscipeta) 
princeps, as far as regards the nature and distribution of its colours, 
applies also to the Ph. elegans, but the latter is somewhat less in 
size, while it is chiefly distinguished by the flatness of the crown, 
which brings it nearly on a plane with the upper mandible. Mr. 
McClelland has given on one sheet a comparative view of the Phan. 
elegans, princeps, and brevirostris, in order to illustrate the form of 
the head in eack species, and the depression of the sinciput in Phan. 
elegans, in which its essential difference consists. 
22. PH@NICORNIS AFFINIS. Capite colloque supra cum regione 
interscapulari griseis; collo subtus gastreo, dorso imo, maculis 
tribus alarum, rectricibus interioribus ad basin exterioribus totis 
flavis : alis cauddque in medio nigris. 
“The male is larger than the female, and distinguished from her 
by a yellow band on the forehead between the eyes.” —MeClelland’s 
MS. 
Mr. Gould has figured this bird as the female of Phan. brevirostris, 
but by annexing a mark of interrogation to the specific character, 
has indicated his doubt respecting the correctness of his determi- 
nation, or its being really a distinct species. This doubt has now 
been explained by the researches of Mr. McClelland in its native 
country. 
Genus Muscicapa, Auct. 
23. Muscicapa melanops, Vigors, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1831, 171; 
Gould’s Cent. of Himal. Birds, Pl. VI. 
24. MuscicaAPaA? CAPITALIS. Capite supra tectricibus primariis, 
rectricibusque supra atris ; maculd suboculari utrinque ad occyput 
producta alba ; subtis, dorso lateribusque colli saturaté fuscis ; 
crisso et uropygio canis. . 
The distinctive character of this species rests on a very concise 
description of Mr. McClelland, accompanied by a drawing: no per- 
fect specimen was found in the collection. Length fve inches. 
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