4 Novelties. — Pellorneum Palustre. 



It will be seen that the larg-est male Picata is not quite as 

 large as the female Alhoniger. The diiferenee^ thoug-h not 

 perhaps verj striking- when reduced to figures^ is very conHpi- 

 cuous when a dozen specimens of each species are laid side by 

 side and even more so in the living birds ; in fact it was a 

 gentleman in no degree interested in ornithology, who first 

 told me that I should find the black and white chats in the 

 hills larger and brighter colored than those we were at the time 

 shooting in the low country. 



^^ll^nti^Em fatostr^, S^. Nov. 



Whole wpper surface, uniform deep olive brown. Lower surface, white, 

 faintly tinged, in places huffy, and spotted with darh brown. Bill at 

 front, 0*5 inch, much shorter than that of Bnificeps, and much slenderer 

 than that of Mandelli. 



I HAVE named this species Palustre^ at Dr. Jerdon's sugges- 

 tion who gave me the type specimen, which he procured on the 

 Khasia Hills. It somewhat approaches P. Tickelli, Blyth, but is 

 larger aiid differs entirely in the coloration of the lower parts. 

 The bill is much slenderer and smaller than in P. Pujjceps and, 

 a fortiori, very much slenderer than in P. Mandelli, Blandford, 

 the bill of which is intermediate between that of P. Bujiceps and 

 Timalia Pileata. 



The following are dimensions taken froni the dry skin. 

 Length, 6*5 inches; wing, 2-65 inches; tail, 2*9 inches; bill at 

 front, 0-57 inch; tarsus, ri5 inches. 



Description. — Upper mandible, deep brown. Lower mandible, 

 pale brown. Legs and feet, apparently fleshy brown. Whole 

 upper parts, uniform deep olive brown, except the longer upper 

 tail coverts and tail feathers which are slightly tinged with rufous. 

 Lower tail coverts, pale ferruginous ; extreme point of forehead 

 just above nostrils, tinged rufescent. Lores, chin, throat, sides 

 of neck, breast, abdomen, and vent white, each feather with a 

 pale brown central stripe, almost wanting on the lower abdomen. 

 The ear coverts and some of the feathers of the breast, tinged 

 with pale rufous buff. The whole wing lining and a narrow 

 margin to the interior webs of the quills on the lower surface, 

 very pale rufous buff. 



* Since this was in type, I have learnt that Mr. Gould has figured and de- 

 scrihed this species under this same name. The type is, however, in my museum. 



