158 Descriptions of some supposed Xeio, or 



bill to the eye. Primaries slightly edged with white, second- 

 aries, more so ; under surface of the wings uniform hair brown 

 without white, two middle tail feathers cinerous brown, tipped 

 with white, — Bill moderate, not compressed, and high. Bill 

 and feet black. 



Dimensions. 



Total length... 6-^ inches. 'Tarsus "4 inches. 



^j" g :K* " I Bill from base... !■>" „ 



1 H 1 1- . . Or';, ., 



ru " ' „ gape... f„ „ 



Musclcapa Bella— New Species. 



General dorsal aspect cobalt blue, the head and shoul- 

 ders of a lighter and more brilliant tint ; the blue on the 

 back of the neck changing in some lights almost to violet > 

 chin, throat, checks, and breast dull blue-black ; lower part of 

 the breast, the belly, vent, and under tail coverts pure white ; 

 flanks dusky, wings hair brown beneath, under shoulder 

 coverts light blue ; spurious quill very short and dark with" 

 out any blue on the outer edge, all the primaries excepting 

 the first, edged with blue on the external webs of the feathers, 

 but not reaching to the tips of the three first, so that when 

 the wings are closed it appears blue, excepting at the ends. 



The tail, which is moderate, has only the two middle feathers 

 wholly blue on the upper surface ; the remainder being so 

 on their outer webs ; the under surface of the tail is deep 

 black ; the bill and feet are black. In form the bill resembles 

 that of M. Ccerulea,Yiei\, though it is rather thicker and more 

 robust. From Hong-kong. 



Dimensions. 



Total length . . . 6^5 inches. I Middle toe T "- inches. 



Wing Vo .. I Hallux ^j „ 



Tail 2^5 „ I Bill from base. .. . T 4 j „ 



Tarsus T fi „ „ 



Phcenicornis? Aareojyygia — New Species. 

 This little bird does not strictly belong to the genus Phceni- 



