56 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL ITIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIII. 



SuTHOBA, Hodgson, 1838. 

 Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 63 ; Jerdon, B. I., ii, p. 6 

 I have followed Mr. Gates, for the present, in keeping the following to- 

 ^Bthev Heteromorpha Chleuasicus and Suthora, but consider they should be 

 -separated, and that this genus should only contain birds of the type of S 

 nepalens^sILodQ,on,^nAS.poliotis, Blyth. All the ParadoxornitMdce, ^il 

 the exception oi Conojtoma gr^de into each other, having almost the same 

 -structural characteristics, but fall into groups from their size, and descrk.- 



« uTh 7^ T ?^T.^§'^- ^ f"^^' '^'''^'''' ^* ^ ^i«*-ke keeping two birTs, 

 such as b. nmcolor (Hodgson) and S. poliotis (Blyth) in the same genus 



+>... flf three genera all have the following characteristics -tail longer 



than the wmg, and greatly graduated : wing short and rounded, the first ffur 

 primaries graduated ; a short deep bill ; nostrils completely hidden by 

 eathers; rictal bristles well developed, no hairs overhanging^ the nostrils 

 legs and feet very strong, with the hind claws stout and long." Each c^enus 

 having the following, characteristics of its own ^ 



Keteromorpha type H. unicolor, Eodgson.-Size medium, wing over 

 3 inches ; bil short, deep, about equal in depth at the base to its length from 

 the gape; plumage plain and practically of the same colour. Nothing, 

 appears to be known about the nidification of this species. I think in this 

 genera might be included those Suthora of the S. webbiana and 8. w. brunnea 

 Anderson type ; the eggs of these being a pale spotless blue. 



buthora ty^e 8. nepalensis, Hodgson.-Size very small, wing well under 

 2 inches ; bill very short and curved, longer from the gap^ than deep at the 

 base; plumage very handsome, generally a patch of black on the throat 

 and upper plumage a rich golden brown. All the members of this proposed 

 genera, whose nidification is known, lay spotless blue eggs like those of the 

 8. la. brunnea m the 8. loebbiana group. 



Chleuasicus, type C. ruficeps, Blyth.-Very like 8uthora, differing in size 

 wmg well over 2 inches; bill equal in depth at the base to length from 

 gape ; colour rufous brown, with no conspicuous spot on the chin or throat 

 Eggs as far as known a spotless blue. 



Key, S. poliotis and nepalensis. 

 1. — A well defined black supercilium — 



A. — Crown and whole upper plumage orange brown. 



a. Ear-coverts slaty-grey. 



«\ Breast and abdomen pale-grey . . .. 8.p. poliotis. 



\- " " >^ orange-fulvous .. 8.p.ripponi. 



c „ grey „ ,, ,^ . . _ 8ub-sp. f * 



b. Ear-coverts light chestnut. (Breast white, 



abdomen orange-fulvous) ' 8. p. humei. 



5.— Crown ashy-brown, remainder of upper plumage 

 orange-brown. (Ear-coverts pale-grey, lower 



TT XT plumage orange-fulvous.) 8.nepalends. 



-tl. — JNo supercilium — 



C. — Crown and whole upper plumage orange-brown. 



c. Ear-coverts brown. 



d^. Breast white, abdomen orange-fulvous . . 8. v. verreauxi 

 e\ „ ashy, „ „ ,, . . ,.8.v. craddocki. 

 a. Ear-coverts slaty-grey. (Breast and abdo- 

 men fulvous ?) 8. p. fees. 



B. — Crown pale-orange, remainder of upper plumage 



golden-olive 8. mor risoniana. 



QU^Bms ™'^'"''^^'°'^ sub-species procured by Mr. C. Hopwood in the Northern 



