1872.] W. T. Blanford— On Birch from SifflciMl 165 



faded so much that it is difficult to form an idea of what they originally 

 were. I append a description of Mr. Mandelli's bird. 



Above uniform rufescent brown with an olivaceous tinge, wings and 

 tail rather darker brown, the former with the margins of the feathers rather 

 more rufous, sides of head and indistinct supercilia paler. Beneath, the 

 chin and throat are dirty white, the remainder of the lower parts a similar 

 colour to the back but paler, albescent towards the vent. Wing 2 - l, tail 2 - 4, 

 much graduated, the outer feathers 1"2 shorter, tarsus 073, bill from forehead 

 039, from gape 062 inch. 



The figure of Calamoclyta affinis in Gray's Genera of Birds, PI. xlix, stated 

 by Mr. Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 19, to represent this species, is altogether paler 

 and more rufous than the specimen sent to me. It might have been taken 

 from a faded specimen, but I cannot help thinking it possible that two forms 

 are confounded under this species. Can one of them be Horomis Jvrtipes ? 



535. Pbestia Stewaeti, Blyth. 



A specimen sent by Mr. Mandelli is probably from Pamiya or Tirhut. 

 It is certainly smaller than specimens of P. socialis which I possess from 

 the neighborhood of Telaur (Ellore) , and the grey of the back is darker and 

 purer, but the bill, though rather shorter, appears decidedly broader at the 

 base. Wing P82, tail 2*1, tarsus - 85, bill from forehead 042, from 

 gape 0'55 inch. 



537. P. CINEEEO-CAPILLA, HodgS. 



Head, nape and hind neck, lores and upper ear-coverts rather earthy 

 brown, remainder of upper parts very rufous brown, ochraceous on the rump, 

 most rufous on the wings and tail ; quills hair brown, margined with rufous ; 

 tail feathers more rufous, with pale tips, and a distinct dark spot just before 

 it. Supercilium and lower parts white, with a faint creamy tinge, sides of 

 breast olivaceous, flanks rufous, thigh coverts ferruginous ; wing 1"75, tail 

 1"78, tarsus, - 8, bill from forehead 04, from gape 055 inch. 



This differs a little from Jerdon's description ; his length of the bill -f in. 

 must be a misprint for -§-. From P. gracilis the much more rufous lower 

 back, wing and tail, and the darker head, serve easily to distinguish the 

 present species, but the under parts with the exception of the thigh coverts 

 are not more rufous. The bill appears to be a little stouter. 



391. Stachyeis ntgeiceps, Hodgs. 



A specimen wants the white supercilium and has the fore-neck bright 

 rufous, much more rufous than the abdomen. Wing 2 - 2, tail TSS, tarsus 

 0-85, bill 0-65 inch. 



399«. Pelloeneum Mandellii, sp. nov. PL YII. 



P. peraffine P. ruficepi, Swains., seel stattird minori, collo postico et 

 laterali maculis fuscis magnis signato, macidis jpectoralibus majoribus et 

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