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no difference, except the shorter bill of the present bird — a rather slight character whereon to 

 found a specific distinction. 

 From Singapore. 



IXOS SINENSIS, (Gmelin.) 



Muscicapa sinensis, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 942, (1788.) 

 " Turdus occipitalis, Temm." Eyd. et Gerv. Mag. Zool., 1836, p. 10. 

 Eyd. et Gerv. Voy. Favorite, Ois., pi. 14; Guerin. Mag. Zool., 1836, pi. 66. 

 Very fine specimens from Macao. 



IXOS HLEMORRHOA, (Gmelin.) 



Muscicapa h^morrhousa, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 941, (1788.) 

 Hematornis chrysorroides, Lafres. 



Plate 6. — Adult male. 



From Macao. This appears to he the species really entitled to the name above given, and 

 never having been accurately figured, we have availed ourselves of the fine specimens in the 

 present collection for that purpose. 



In Mr. Heine's notes we find the following in reference to this bird: 



"I found this species in various places around Macao. Like nearly all the other birds, it had 

 retired to the rocky hills, where it hopped gaily from bough to bough, or flitted from rock to 

 rock, sometimes solitary, but frequently in pairs. Its movements were short, and sometimes 

 eccentric. When anything unusual attracted its attention, it raised its crest, and looked at 

 the object with an expression of intense curiosity." • 



The figure in our plate is of the size of life, and represents the adult male. 



PARUS CINEREUS, Vieillot. 



Parus cinebeus, Vieill., Nouv. Diet. XX, p. 316, (1818.) 

 Partjs atriceps, Horsf., Linn. Trans., London, XIII, p. 160, (1822.) 

 Parus nepalensis, Hodgs. 

 Temm., pi. col. 287, fig. 2. 



A single specimen from the vicinity of Macao, which, for all that we can see, is strictly identical 

 with others in the collection of the Philadelphia Academy from Java and other localities. 



MOTACILLA LUGENS, Temminck and Schlegel. 



Motacilla lugens, Temm. and Schleg., Faun. Jap. p. 60, (1850.) 



Motacilla leucoptera, Vigors. 



Temm. and Schleg., Faun. Jap. Aves., pi. 25. 



Several specimens from Macao, entirely identical with those from Japan. It will, however, 

 require nice discrimination to recognize the characters relied on by the projectors of species in 

 the restricted genus Motacilla. 



LORIUS DOMICELLA, (Linnams.) 



Psittacus domicella, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 145, (1796.) 

 Edwards' Birds IV, pi. 171. 

 From Singapore. 



This splendid parrot is stated by Mr. Heine to have been " frequently observed in the woods 

 of the island of Singapore." Very fine specimens are in the collection of the expedition. 

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