of Assam Mammalia and Birds. 455 
middle toe, and yellow; wings rather short and round.’—MeClel- 
land's MS. 
This bird, although greatly resembling the Lanthocincla albogula- 
ris of Gould, is clearly distinguished from that species by the yellow 
colour of its throat, by the absence of the white tips to the exterior 
tail-feathers, by its yellow tarsi, and’ by the brighter orange shade 
of its general tint. 
40. Lanthocincla pectoralis, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1835, p. 186. 
“ Above greenish-brown, beneath yellow and white, irregularly 
intermixed. A black band extends over each eye, descending on 
the sides of the neck, unites (from each side) in front of the neck ; 
throat yellowish-white; lower tail-feathers tipped with white ; beak 
compressed; slightly arched above; upper mandible projecting and 
slightly depressed at the tip; tarsi high and strong.”—McClelland’s 
MS. 
4). [ANTHOCINCLA LUNARIS. Cinnamomeo-olivacea, capite summo 
cauddque nigricantibus ; fronte, gutture pectoreque in medio atris ; 
lunuld insigni collari a regione -paroticd gulam versus extensd 
erissoque lete ferrugineis. 7 
“Dark olive; throat and lores black, bounded posteriorly by a 
light brown crescent ; vent and a few clouds on the abdomen of the 
same colour ; tail blackish ; wings short, and chiefly concealed be- 
neath the downy plumage of the back ; tarsus strong, longer than the 
middle toe; beak arched beneath, compressed, slightly denticulated, 
but not hooked. Length nine inches.”—MeClelland’s MS. 
Genus Oriotus, Auct. 
42. Oriolus melanocephalus, Gmel. Linn. I. 383. Black-headed 
Oriole, Lath. 
43. Oriolus Traillii. Pastor Traillii, Gould’s Cent. Himal. Birds, 
Pl. XXXV. 
Genus IrENnA;- Horsf. 
44. Irena Puella, Horsf., Linn. Trans., XIII. p.153. Coracias 
Puella, Lath. Ind. Orn. 171. 
Genus Ixos, Temm. 
45. Ixos MonTicoLa. “ Above grayish-brown ; crown black and 
crested ; throat and abdomen white ; vent scarlet ; lower tail-feathers 
tipped with white ; wings short ; body four inches, tail three inches 
long, and square ; a scarlet ring about the eye, but no red tuft be- 
neath this organ; by the latter circumstance it differs from Jxos 
jocosus. 
“Inhabits the Kossia mountains, and usually seen in numerous 
flocks, flying from tree to tree in quest of insects. Their note is 
shrill and inharmonious, not unlike that of the sparrow.”—McClel- 
land’s MS. 
_ Further observations are required to determine the rank of this 
sh as a distinct species, or as a variety of [vos jocosus. 
. Ixos Cafer. Turdus Cafer, Linn. 1.295. Le Curouge, Le 
Vail. 
