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The sub-specific name lutea belongs to the Chinese race which differs from 

 the Indian, in having the tail more forked, and a decided red patch in the 

 middle of the primaries, very similar to that of M. argewtauris. 



Distribution. — The Himalayas, Simla to Bhutan, the Assam Hills, and 

 possibly the Chin Hills, also in the Bhamo HiUs, where I procured it. 



Mesia, Hodgson (1838). 



Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 244. 



" The genus Mesia contains two species, one of which is found within our 

 limits. The coloration of this genus is very pretty." 



" In Mesia the bill is stout, about half the length of the head, slightly 

 notched near the tip, and with the culmen curved ; the nostrils are covered 

 by a peculiarly shaped membrane, and the rictal bristles are strong. The 

 head is sub-crested ; the wing rounded ; the tail very slightly graduated, 

 and the foot strong." (Gates). 



Mesia argentatteis, Hodgson. 



The Silver-eared Mesia. 



Mesia argentauris, Hodgson, Ind. Rev. (1838), p. 88 ; Sharpe, Cat., B. M., 

 vii., p. 642 ; Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 244. 



Description — As in F. B. I. 



Distribution. — The Himalayas from Garhwal to Assam and Manipur, the 

 Bhamo, Shan States and Karennee down to Tenasserim. 



MiNLA, Hodgson (1838). 



Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 245. 



"The genus Minla, as I restrict it, contains one Indian bird of pleasing 

 plumage, found on the Himalayas and on some of the hill-ranges of 

 Assam." 



" In Minla the bill is slender, curved, notched and pointed. The head 

 sub-crested, the wing rounded, and the tail, which is as long as the wing, 

 slightly graduated." (Gates). 



Minla igneitincta, * Hodgson. 



The Red-tail Minla. 



Hodgson, Ind. Rev. (1838), p. 33 ; Sharpe, Cat., B. M., vii., p. 606 ; Gates, 

 F. B. I., i., p. 245. 



Description — As in Gates, F. B. I. 



Distribution. — Nepal, Sikhim, Bhutan, Manipur, the Naga Hills, and 

 Bhamo Hills. 



Myzoenis, Hodgson (1843). 



Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 233. 



"In Myzornis the bill is slender and nearly as long as the head, 

 distinctly notched, with the culmen gently curved, the nostrils are 

 longitudinal and covered Tay a membrane ; the rictal bristles weak. The 

 head is not crested, but the feathers of the crown somewhat lengthened. 

 The wing is round ; the tail is about two-thirds the length of the wing and 

 slightly rounded, and the tarsus is long and slender." (Gates). 



* M.jerdoni, Verreaux. 



Verr. Nouv. Arch. Mus., vi., Bull., p. 38 (1870). 

 Habitat. — Szechnen, W. China. 



