Phanicornis Flammeus. 



Phesnicornis roseus — Muscicajm rosea YieSlot, N. D. d'Hist. Nat. 21, p. 486. I 

 had considered this bird as the young of Jlammeus or hrevirostris, although I recognised 

 some peculiarities of structuie, but Mr. Blyth first pointed out to lae its distinctness. It is 

 foimd in the neighbourhood of Calcutta and I obtained it ia Goomsoor, and have seen 

 specimens from Malabar. 



P. peregrinus — Parus peregrinus and Parus Malaharicus Auctorum — Safli 

 Sayelee H. 



This well known httle bhd is more generally spread than any of the genus, and 

 instead of being confined to forests, is often to be met with in low jungle, gardens, and 

 avenues in all parts of the country. 



A sixth Continental species perhaps exists in the Muscicapa erythropygia, No. 156 

 of my Catalogue, though its more depressed bdl, weaker legs and feet, and the mode of 

 variation in the female led me to class it as a Flycatcher, and in the same group as M. picata 

 of Sykes, wrongly referred by me to M. hirundinacea of Temminck. In its colours the 

 male resembles most of the species of Phcenicornis, except in having a white stripe on 

 the wings, and in some of the tail feathers. The female difiers from the male in having 

 ashy brown instead of glossy black, and ciaereous white, where the male has bright orange 

 red. The irides also are light coloured ; but notwithstanding these sHght deviations, I am 

 incliaed to agree with Mr, Blji;li, who first called my attention to the subject, and consider 

 it as a species of Phcenicornis. 



Another species of this genus, the P. miniata of authors to which Swaiason, erro- 

 neously I imagine, refers P. hrevirostris, is said by Lesson to have been sent from Bengal, 

 but it was originally described from Java I believe, and is most probably a species peculiar 

 to the Malayan countries. 



I am indebted to my friend Mr. Ward for the sketch from which this drawing was 

 made, 



