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that I almost think it should be ranged with it.' It is ihe Shah Doomrce in Hindustani, 

 and PM«c/ee^'i«a or Pig bird in Teloogoo, aname given from its habit of making its way 

 under the bushes, never shewing itself above. 



The 2%ewa//a /«y^/cKca of Franklin, r. Horsjieldii, Jard. and Selby, .Terd. Cat. 

 No. 95, has been separated by Mr. Hodgson under the name of Chrysomma. Its name in 

 Hindustani is Goolal chusm, or Red eye, from the orange orbits, whence also Hodgson's 

 name. I see it is described in Latham as Var. A. of the Red-eyed Bunting {Kmberiza 

 Calfat.) 



In my Catalogue of Birds published in the Madras Journal of Literature and 

 Science 1839, I remarked as follows under Thimalia Sotnemillci. " From the peculiar 

 distribution of this truly Indian genus and the general similarity of colour. I am inclined 

 to thiuk that hereafter other species may be separated, closely allied in phimage and general 

 structure,yet differing in some permanent character both of structure and plumage, as well as 

 in geographical distribution."' The present article shows that tliis has in a great measure 

 been verified, though not so completely as I could have wished, owing as well to a 

 want of specimens, as to want of observation of the species in its native haunts, and more 

 rspecially its notes, which differ considerably in all those I have mvself observed. I 

 hope however before this work is brought to a conclu.'^ion, to have ascertained more precisely 

 the distinctness of some of the species here indicated, and shall mention the result in an 

 appendix, in which all errors of nomenclature, or additional information will be inserted. 

 1 am satisfied that most of them will hold to be good species, as it is well known that in 

 many genera the species approximate so very closely as to be distinguished with difficulty. 



