MYIOPHOITTJS C-ffiRULEUS. 



SHINING ANT THRUSH. Tlate I. 



Blue-black ; tips of all tlie foathors, except the quills and tail, with a polished bright 

 blue spot ; a few of the larger wing-co^ erts white-tipped ; sides under the wings white- 

 streaked ; bill and feet black. Length 11 inches. 



Gracula cauaUea, SrOji. ; Tardus violaceus, (im. ; Myioj>honus nitidus, (ry. ; M. Tem- 

 minkii. I lip.\ Myiophoneus Horsfieldii, p., rt M. Cccruleus, Sivirihoe; M. brevi- 

 rostris, Lafj\ 



Mr. Swinhoe states that the uati^e name of this bird is ''Aw-chuy," and that it lives 

 among rocky caverns, searching the ground for earth-grubs or darting among tire leaves 

 of a Inish for caterpillars — which Inning seized, it returns to the place it had left, where 

 it beats and devours its captive. It is very shy, and if alarmed it liides among the massi\e 

 confusion along tlie gullies or watercourses on the hill-sides. 



HYPSIPETES LEUCOCEPKALTJS. 



TWO-COLOURED THRUSH. Plate IL 



Black, beneath greyish black; head, ears, chin, and spot on the front edge of wing 

 white; under tail-coverts wdrite, mottled with black ; bill and feet yellow; bill compressed at 

 the end, nearly as long as the head. Tarsi and teet small; tail even. Ijongth U) inclies, 

 wings 4^- inches, bill '.) lines. 



Turdus leucocephalus, (im. ; T. melaleucus, (//'.; Hypsipetes niveice})s ef II. leuco- 

 cephalus, Sirinli. ; Ileterornis sericeus, p., J>p. 



This bird is stated by Gmelin to be from C^hina. Mr. Swinhoe informs us that it 

 is found in South China, near Swatow ; bvit its habits are unrecorded. 



COLLYEIO SCHACH. 



CHINESE SHRIKE. Platk III. 



Crown and l)ack of neck ash) ; forehead, orljits, and back of ears, v\ings arid tail Ijlack ; 

 chin and throat white; rum]), loins, ovrter edge of secondaries, outer web of outor and tips of 

 all except the two middle tail-feat liers bright bay ; under wing-coverts, chest, and abdomen 

 pale brown ; tail much graduated. Lengtii 11 inches. 



Lanius schach, L. ; L. chinensis, ''/;•. ; L. marr(mrus, Vav. ; Ij. scliach, var. fornn)sa\ 

 iSv.nnJi. ; Collyrio sclmch, G.ll. Or.; Jjanius schjib, ]>/'. 



