256 Mr. Brooks — Kotes on the Certliiince of India. [No. 4, 



The tail of this species is more rufous than that of any of the others. 

 In other respects the colouration of the upper parts is similar to that of the 

 two species next to be described. C. Nipalensis has a large and rather 

 strong bill compared with those of the others. 



Hab. Nepal and Sikkim. 



IV. — Cebthia Stoliczkle, n. sp. 



This species, as far as the upper surface is concerned, resembles C. Nipa- 

 lensis,hut the bill is much shorter and weaker. The chin and throat are ful- 

 vous, and breast warm buff, increasing in rufous tone to the flanks and lower 

 tail coverts, which are bright rusty brown. The rump and upper tail coverts, 

 as in C. Nipalensis, are bright rusty brown, even brighter perhaps than in 

 that species ; but the colour of the tail feathers is less rufous, particularly so 

 as regards the shafts of the feathers. The long claws, especially those of the 

 anterior toes, and the large foot, are noticeable in this new species ; in fact, 

 it could almost be separated by the foot alone. Sometimes its throat alone 

 is nearly white, but from this point the fulvous tone covers the lower surface. 



I have much pleasure in naming it after my friend Dr. Stoliczka, to 

 whom Indian naturalists are so much indebted. 



Hab. Sikkim. 



V. — Ceethia Mandellii, n. sp.* 



A bird of similar dimensions to the last, but with a longer and more 

 curved bill, and smaller feet and claws. 



The throat and breast are bright silky white ; abdomen and sides tinged 

 with brown, and flanks slightly washed with rusty : lower tail coverts pale 

 rusty brown ; upper tail coverts, as in the last, bright rusty brown ; tail 

 plain brown with the shafts rather rufous. In the colour of the tail being 

 less rufous, this bird differs much from the last. Its principal characteris- 

 tics are, however, the pure white breast, instead of the buff one of the last 

 species, while the upper surface of the bird is very similar. 



One of the eight specimens differs notably from all the others, by having 

 a warm rosy tinge suffusing the white of the breast and throat. I do 

 not, however, think this sufficient ground upon which to make a new species, 

 and will not, therefore, name it provisionally ; but will leave this to any one 

 who will take the trouble to investigate the creepers further than I have 

 done. The present species is named after Mr. Mandelli who sent me the 

 two new species I have just described, and who placed all the creepers in his 

 collection at my service. 



Hab. Sikkim. 



In examining examples of this genus, care is necessary to keep the long 

 loose feathers in their proper places. The rufous feathers of the rump often 



* This species is probably the " Certhia Ni^alensis" of Jerdou's Birds of India ; as 

 the " lower parts" of the last are not " pure white." 



