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tail moderate, barely rounded, conspicuously mucronate ; tarsus long, 

 very slender, smooth ; feet rather large, middle toe elongate, hind toe 

 rather large ; claws long, slender, moderately curved. This genus 

 differs from the two last by its more slender bill and less rounded 

 tail. The coloration, too, is peculiar and unique. 



511. Tarsiger chrsyseus, Hodgson. 



P. Z. S., 1845, 28 — Jardine, Contrib. Orn. pi.— Blyth, Cat. 

 994— Hoesf., Cat. 482— Manshil-pho, Lepch. 



The Golden Bush-chat. 



Descr. — Male, head, nape, sides of neck above, and back, olive- 

 green ; a stripe through the eyes, widening at the ears, black ; 

 superciliary streak, rump, tail, and whole lower surface, deep 

 golden yellow ; tail with a broad black tip and the two centre 

 feathers black ; wings dusky, edged with olivaceous, some of the 

 greater wing-coverts deeper black, edged with yellowish. 



The female is olivaceous above, the orbits whitish ; beneath oil 

 yellow ; supercilium dull yellow ; wings dusky, edged with olive, 

 and the tail olive-brown ; the inner webs of all, except the centre 

 pair, dull golden yellow ; two central feathers dusky, and part of 

 the inner web of the next pair also dusky. 



Bill dusky above, deep fleshy yellow beneath ; irides dark 

 brown. Length 5|th inches ; extent 9 ; wing 2| ; tail 2£ ; bill at 

 front f ; tarsus 1^ nearly. 



This very beautiful bird has only been procured in Nepal and 

 Sikhim. It is not uncommon near Darjeeling, and is a permanent 

 resident, I believe. It is found in the valleys, from 3,000 to 

 5,000 feet chiefly, keeps to the forest amongst thick underwood, 

 and feeds on the ground on insects. Hodgson says : " It is shy, 

 solitary, and bush-loving. It breeds on the ground, making a 

 compact saucer-like nest of moss, under the roots of a tree or a 

 stone, and the eggs are verditer-blue." 



Gen. Calliope, Gould. 



Char. — Bill of moderate length and strength ; wings moderate, 

 1st quill very short, 2nd equal to 7th; tail very slightly rounded, 



