148 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



Bill dusky ; legs brown. Length 5^ inches, wing 3| ; tail 2£ ; 

 bill at front | ; tarsus 1. 



This bird, which differs from the last by the deep ferruginous on 

 the lower plumage, as also by the deeper blue of the upper parts, 

 and in the shorter tail, has only been procured from Nepal and 

 Sikhim. It appears to be very rare, and is probably a migratory 

 species also. 



510. Ianthia superciliaris, Hodgson. 



Moore, P. Z. S., 1854— Horsf., Cat. 483—1. flavolivacea, 

 Hodgson (the female) — Erythaca, apud Blyth, Cat. 1003. 



The Kufous-bellied Bush-chat. 



Descr. — Male, above deep indigo or cyaneous ; wings dusky black 

 or brown, the outer edges margined with cyaneous, and rufous on 

 the shoulder; the primaries also faintly margined with rufous, 

 and the secondaries with cyaneous ; lores and cheeks black ; a 

 white superciliary streak extending from the nares to the back of 

 the neck ; beneath rufous ; middle of the belly white. 



The female is olive-brown above ; wings and tail brown, the 

 former margined with rusty olive ; white superciliary streak not 

 so clear as in male ; beneath dull pale rufous, inclining to oil 

 yellow, the middle of the lower belly and vent partially white. 



Bill black ; legs pale horny-brown ; irides brown. Length 

 nearly 6 inches ; wing 3 r 3 y ; tail 2f ; tarsus 1 J ; bill at front T 7 ^-. 



This species has been classed as a Tarsiger, but its coloration is 

 quite that of the present genus. Blyth at one time made it a true 

 Robin {Erythaca), but he has since located it here. It is remarka- 

 ble for the great length of its hind claw. This bird greatly 

 resembles in its mode of coloration Larvivora cyana. It is rare 

 in Nepal and Sikhim. I got two or three specimens at Darjeeling, 

 but did not observe it myself. It has hitherto been only pro- 

 cured in the S. E. Himalayas. 



Gen. Tarsiger, Hodgson. 



Syn. Sericornis, Blyth. 



Char. — Bill straight, slender ; gape rather wide, distinctly ciliated ; 

 w T ings moderate ; 5th quill longest, 4th and 6th sub-equal to it ; 



