160 Descriptions of some supposed New, or 



It will be seen that the expression " toto corpore purpu- 

 reo-atro" does not altogether apply to my specimen, and as 

 mine is from Hong-kong, it may probably be anew species, 

 in which case I beg to propose the specific name of elegans. 



Dimensions. 



Wing 3/j inches. Body of tail 4 inches. 



Tarsus f- a ,, 



Hallux ^ „ 



Middle toe A „ 



Bill from gape. ... ( J± 

 base . 



The two middle tail feathers exceed the body of the tail 

 by 7 inches and 7-10ths. 



Genus Brachypus, Sw. Sub-Genus Hcematornis, Sw. 

 Hcematornis atricapilla, Vieil. Chinese Bulbul. 



I received this interesting species from Amoy,and have no 

 doubts in referring it at once to Swainson's sub-genus Hce- 

 matornis, and as one of the most typical forms. 



The head is black and sub crested ; the chin and base of 

 the lower mandible the same as the wings, which are of a 

 light hair brown, deepest upon the quills ; the tail and back 

 are of the same tints, the feathers of the back being deepest 

 in colour towards the shafts ; the lower end of the tail fea- 

 thers is the darkest ; all except the middle pair are broadly 

 tipped with white, most marked on the under side ; the 

 cheeks, throat, breast, belly, flanks, upper tail coverts, and 

 thigh coverts are of a uniform dirty white ; the under tail 

 coverts scarlet. 



The bill is black, distinctly notched, and is strictly that 

 of a Hcematornis, at the gape there are but few bristles ; — the 

 wings are moderate, the first quill is very short, half the 

 length of second, the third, fourth, and fifth, are graduated, 

 the latter longest ; the legs are black and feathered below 

 the knees, the tarsus short and strong; — the anterior scales 

 simple, the lateral toes are equal, the middle toe is shorter 

 than the tarsus,- the claws are compressed and pointed, the 

 tail is more or less square, and consists of twelve feathers. 



