962 Mr. Blytiis Report for December Meeting, 1842. [No. 143. 



splendid shine ; a longitudinal band on the wing approaching to smalt- 

 blue; throat rufescent-brown ; the fore-neck and breast purplish with 

 red tips to the feathers, forming spots on the breast ; belly, flanks, and 

 lower tail- coverts, deep red: bill dusky-horn ; and legs appear to have 

 been plumbeous. Length seven inches or more, of wing three inches 

 and a half, and tail an inch and a half; bill to gape an inch and one- 

 eighth, and tarse an inch and five-eighths. Malay peninsula. 



P. 190. The Dimorpha albogularis, Nobis, should not have been 

 referred to that genus of Mr. Hodgson, and is identical with Musci- 

 capa superciliarisy Jerdon, Madr. Jl. XI, 16. With my Z). superci- 

 liaris* preceding it, and which must now receive another specific 

 appellation (rubecula would suit), it might form a particular sub- 

 genus of Muscicapidce. [This I have since termed Muscicapula, as 

 introduced between brackets at p. 939 ante, where four species are 

 referred to it, all of which inhabit the vicinity of Darjeeling.] 



Same page. Indian Redstarts. To the various species of oriental 

 Redstarts enumerated, may be added 



Phcenicura leucoptera, Nobis. Size of Ph. ruticilla, and much 

 resembling in plumage Ph. Reevesii, but smaller and the wings much 

 shorter than in the latter species ; it is also generally similar to Ph. 

 ruticilla, but has no white on the forehead, which, with the crown, 

 neck, and fore- part of the back, are ash-grey; the middle of the back 

 is black, as are also the lores, ear-coverts, throat and breast ; and the 

 rest of the under-parts, with the rump and tail except the medial 

 feathers of the latter, are bright ferruginous, the exterior web of the 

 outermost tail-feather being marked with dusky ; wings dusky, having 

 a large white patch occupying the base of the secondaries and tertia- 

 ries; bill and feet black: according to season, the dorsal plumage is 

 margined with brown edgings, the under-parts more slightly with 

 greyish, and the wing-coverts with brown. The female I have not 

 seen. Length about six inches, of wing two inches and three-quarters, 

 and tail two inches and three- eighths ; bill to gape five-eighths of 

 an inch, and tarse three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits the Malay 

 peninsula. 



* This, however, has been just received from Mr. Hodgson, who refers it to his 

 Dimorpha, and he had previously sent a third species of the group- Muscicapa su- 

 perciliosu, Gmelin, must not be confounded with either of these. 



