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337. Brachypteryx hyperythra, Jerdon and Blyth. 



P. Z. S., 1861, p. 201. 



The Rusty-bellied Short-wing. 



Descr, — -Above, dnsky olive-brown; lores tinged with ferrugin- 

 ous ; beneath ferruginous ; middle of the belly white. 



Bill corneous ; legs fleshy ; irides brown. Length nearly 5 

 inches ; wing 2|- ; tail If ; bill at front -^-^ ; tarsus lyg-. 



This bird, of which I obtained a single specimen at Darjeeling, 

 nearly corresponds in size with the last, but is a decidedly larger 

 bird, and otherwise differs. It is probably a female. 



338. Brachypteryx cruralis, Blyth. 



J. A. S., XII., 933 — Larvivora' honiochroa, Hodgs., Gray's 

 ZooL Misc., 1844— Blyth, Cat. 1056— Horse., Cat. App. 646. 

 B. aurifrons, Jerdon and Blyth, the female. 



The White-browed Short-wing. 



Descr, — Male, color above a deep cyaneous, or dusky greyish- 

 blue, paler and more dingy on the belly, and with a conspicuous 

 white superciliary streak. 



The female is olivaceous-brown above; the forehead, lores and 

 throat, ferruginous, or ferruginous-white ; wings and tail rusty- 

 brown; beneath, paler or more dusky ferruginous, passing to 

 sullied white. 



Bill black ; legs pale brownish. Length 5:^ inches ; wing 2| ; 

 tail 1 1 ; bill at front f ; tarsus 1 ^. 



This Short-wing very nearly approaches B. montana of Java, 

 but differs by its slightly smaller size, shorter tail, and much 

 feebler feet. It is found in Nepal and Sikhim, but appears to be 

 rare. I did not myself procure it at Darjeeling. Horsfield states, 

 of its near congener of Java, that it is chiefly found in the mountain- 

 ous districts, on low branches, or on the ground, on which it makes 

 its nest, feeding on larvas of insects, worms, &c. Its common 

 note is a quiet reiterated babbling, but it has also a protracted 

 plaintive note. 



