NOVELTIES. 



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are both more or less reed and grass-haunters, 

 separate them as Sckamiparus. 



I would 



Arborophila Mandellii, Hume. 



May 1st, 1874. 



Pro. A. & B. 9 



Belongs to the same type as rufogularis, Hodg., and intermedia, Blyth, in 

 that the feathers of the upper back and inter scapular y region are 



• neither barred nor fringed with black; the forehead is a deep maroon 

 chestnut ; the crown and occiput a rich ruddy olive ; the chin, throat, 

 ear-coverts and sides of the neck bright ferruginous, the two latter streak- 

 ed with black ; a broad black line sharply defines the ferruginous of the 

 throat ; in the centre of the base of the throat there is a snow white 

 patch, immediately above the black border line* Below this latter the 

 breast is a rich maroon chestnut* 



Eight well-marked and distinct species of Arborophila or (if 

 the subgenus Peloperdix be deemed worthy of retention) of 

 ^Arborophila and Peloperdix occur within our limits. There are 

 very likely more, but these are all that I have been able to meet 

 with. 



Field naturalists here do not seem to be able to distinguish 

 these species, as I am continually receiving specimens 

 misnamed, and a short key to the eight species may be useful,: 

 This key is purposely not framed on scientific lines, but simply on 

 plain practical characters, that every sportsman who shoots may 

 at once understand. 



