o74 Note by Capt Hay on an undescribed (?) bird. [[No. 115. 



belly, and beneath wing and tail, pale ferruginous ; throat and breast 

 somewhat darker, and speckled with white : wings and tail ferruginous 

 and barred. 



Total length of bird 16J inches. The bill measures 2f inches, is 

 wider than the head, and shaped much the same as in Eurylaimus ; 

 colour of bill dark red, edged with yellow: the upper mandible overlaps 

 the lower, and has a very sharp edge ; bill strong, but not thick in pro- 

 portion to that of Eurylaimus. Nares so small as to be scarcely visible, 

 and so flat that the point of a penknife cannot easily be introduced ; 

 not basal and round as in Eurylaimus, but longitudinal, and covered 

 by long bristled feathers lying along and over its extremely hooked 

 bill; similar feathers cover the bill to its base, and then recline; 

 width of bill at base 2J inches. The eyes are not furnished with 

 lashes above. Wings long and rounded, the sixth quill the longest 

 and tipped with black. Tail 6 inches. Tarsus feathered and long, 

 ventral feathers entirely hide the feet, which are moderately strong, 

 having the inner edge of the nails lengthened and somewhat flatten- 

 ed, middle toe the longest. 



This is without exception one of the most extraordinary birds I have 

 ever seen, and I do not remember it to be noticed by Dr. Horsfield. 

 The nares being so different from the broad bills, and the supposition 

 being, that it rests upon branches to receive and devour that immense 

 moth, the '^ Bombyx Atlas," I would propose, should it be a new genus, 

 naming it " Bombycistoma ;" or should a more experienced naturalist 

 discover a genus already named, the specific name I would call 

 " Bombycivoras." If however it is as I believe entirely new, I would 

 name it *^ Bombycistomas Fullertonii," after the late Governor of 

 Prince of Wales' Island, whose kindness first led me to visit the East- 

 ern Isles, and where I first imbibed my taste for Ornithology. 



In describing this bird I have before me, specimens of the genera 

 " Eurylaimus," " Cymbirynchus," and "' Psarisomus." 

 A t L ^ Co ou^ '^^^ second species which I have above mentioned, has a less brilli- 

 y •/ I n^f^ [f4, ant plumage, and length only 9 inches. Bill \\ inches in width, 

 similar to the former, but the bristles covering the nares are less pro- 

 minent ; wings not so lengthened ; belly of a much lighter colour ; and 

 the beautiful white and black spots so conspicuous on the larger bird 

 here scarcely attract the eye. 



