PLATYRHYNCHUS Ceylonensis. 

 Ceylone.se Flat-hill. 



Generic Character. 



Rostmm breve, rectum, depressissimum, ferme trigonum; mandibula superiore 

 ad apiccm abruptc adunca, emarginata; injhiore recta, hreviore ; mar~ 

 ginibus superioris inferiorem super plkantibus. Os et Nares longis rigi- 

 dis vlbrissis obtectis. Nares, media inter apicem et hiatum rostri. Cauda 

 plerumque aqualis, rectricibus duodecim. Pedes et Tarsi breves, graciles. 



Typi Generici. Div. I. Todus Platyrhynchos. Gm. Div. II. Muscicapa 

 barbata. Lath. 



Bill short, straight, thin, very depressed, and nearly triangular; the upper 

 mandible abruptly hooked at the tip, and notched ; the margins fold- 

 ing over those of the under mandible, which is straight and shorter. 

 Mouth and nostrils defended by long stiif bristles. Nostrils medial 

 between the tip and gape of the bill. Tail mostly even, of twelve 

 feathers. Legs and claws short, slender. 



Generic Types. Div. I. Todus Platy}'fii/nchos. Gm. Div. II. Muscicapa 

 ba?'bata. Lath. 



Specific Character. 

 P. oUvaceus, subtiis jlavus ; capite incntoque cinercis. 

 Olivaceous Flat-bill, beneath yellow. Head and chin cinereous. 



The sober tints of this little bird accord more with those of 

 Europe than of India, of which country however it is a native, 

 having been sent from Ceylon to the British Museum : it is the 

 only one I have yet seen, and appears hitherto undescribed. 



The stiff bristles at the comer of the mouth are nearly the 

 length of the bill, which is quite flattened : the tail is even, and 

 the whole bird in every respect but colour closely resembles the 

 bearded Flycatcher (Muse, barbata Lath.). 



Cuvier and other modern zoologists have done much in distri- 

 buting the Linnasan Muscicapa into their natural families ; but 

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