386 Appendix to Mr. BhjtKs Report [No. 149. 



Iole, Nobis, n. g. Allied to Muscipeta, and especially to my M. 

 plumosa (J. A. S. XI, 791 ), but the beak much less widened, being 

 nearly similar to that of Trichastoma ferruginosum (hereinbefore des- 

 cribed.) Bill of moderate length and strength, undepressed, and scarcely 

 compressed, narrowing evenly to the tip, the ridge of the upper mandi- 

 ble angulated throughout, and its tip slightly overhanging that of the 

 lower mandible, and distinctly emarginated ; nostrils fissured in the 

 lower part of the nasal membrane; gape well armed. Feet as in 

 Muscipeta, but rather stouter, the outer front toe and claw barely 

 exceeding in length the innermost. Wings of mean length, graduated, 

 the fourth, fifth, and sixth primaries subequal and longest, and the 

 seventh exceeding the third : tail slightly rounded. Plumage soft, and 

 excessively dense and copious over the rump; the crown (at least in 

 the species described,) subcrested, with pointed feathers much as in 

 Hypsipetes. 



I. olivacea, Nobis. Length about six inches and three-quarters, of 

 wing three and a quarter, and tail three inches ; bill to gape seven - 

 eighths of an inch ; tarse five-eighths of an inch ; hind-toe and claw 

 seven-sixteenths. Colour of the upper-parts deep olive-brown, with 

 a slight greenish tinge, which latter is wanting on the tail, and is 

 scarcely visible on the subcrested head : under-parts much paler, pass- 

 ing into dull yellowish-white on the belly, and darker on the sides of 

 the breast. Bill dark corneous above, the lower mandible pale ; and 

 feet light brown. 



Muscicapa leucogastra, Nobis. Length about six inches, of wing 

 three, and tail two and a quarter ; bill to frontal feathers half 

 an inch, and tarse nearly five-eighths. Head, throat, front and 

 sides of the neck, ear-coverts, and breast, glossy-black ; nape, sca- 

 pularies, interscapularies, wings and tail, dusky greyish-brown ; the 

 rump purer grey ; and belly and under tail-coverts white, slightly 

 tinged with fulvous. Bill black ; and legs, in the dry specimen, dusky. 

 Probably Malayan, but perhaps Chinese. 



M. rubecula, Nobis.* Length six inches and a half, or more, of 



wing three and five-eighths, and tail three and one-eighth; bill 



to frontal feathers above half an inch, and tarse five-eighths of an 



inch. Head, including ear-coverts, glossy dull black ; scapularies 



* The M. rubecula, Sw., is a female Cyornis, vide p. 390. 



