EUCICHLA BOSCHI. 
VAN. DER BOSCH S. PUTA 
Pitta superciliosa, Cuv. Régn. Anim, vol. i. 1829, p. 373 (note, desc. nulla).— Guérin, Iconog. Régn. Anim., 
Ois. 1840, p. 11, pl. ii. fig. 1, 9. 
Pitta irena, Temm. Plan. Col. 1836, text opposite pl. 591.—Less. Voy. Bonite, Zool. Ois. vol. i. 1841, p. 78, 
Atl. рт: 
Pitta boschi, Müll. & Schleg. Verh. Natuur. Geschied. Neder. overz. Bezitt., Zool. Pitta, 1839-44, pp. 16, 
20, t. i—Gray, Gen. B. vol.i. 1846, p. 213.—Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E. Ind. Co. vol. i. 
1854, p. 398 (Malacca, Sumatra).—Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 273 (Malacca).— Elliot, Mon. 
Pitt. 1863, pl xxxi.—Id. Ibis, 1870, p. 421.—Tweedd. Ibis, 1877, p. 309 (Lamprong, S.E. 
Sumatra).—Kelham, Ibis, 1881, p. 510 (Perak).— Nicholson, Ibis, 1882, p. 63 (Sumatra).—Gould, 
B. Asia, vol. v. pl. 83. 
Pitta radiata, Less. Voy. Bonite, Zool. Ois. vol. i. 1841, p. 81, 
Eueichla boschi, Cab. & Hein. Mus. Hein. 1859-60, pt. ii. p. 3.—Gould, Mon. Pitt. pt. i. pl. 3.—Sclat. 
Cat. B. vol. xiv. 1888, p. 447 (Sumatra, Malacca).— Whitehead, Ibis, 1893, p. 508. 
Pitta elegans, Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av. vol. i. 1850, p. 256.—Id. Consp. Voluc. Anis. 1854, p. 7. no. 201.— 
Schleg. Vog. Ned. Ind., Pitta, 1863, pp. 26, 37, pl. 6. fig. 5 (Sumatra).—Id. Mus. Pays-Bas, 
Pitta, 1863, p. 14; 1874, p. 17 (Sumatra).—Wallace, Ibis, 1864, p. 107. 
Pitta cyanura, Beavan, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 4 (Moulmein) ? 
HasrrAT.—Malacca and Sumatra. 
Male. Top of head and broad stripe from forehead on either side, uniting at nape, black ; superciliary stripe 
from nostrils golden-yellow, terminating in bright orange on the occiput ; upper parts reddish-brown. 
Wings brownish-black ; greater coverts tipped largely with white, and outer secondaries also edged with 
white; inner secondaries margined with reddish-brown ; under wing-coverts black with white edges ; 
primaries brownish-black, with a white bar at base of inner webs of Ist and 2nd. Throat white, passing 
into a rich yellow on sides of neck ; a narrow black bar beneath the white throat ; rest of underparts 
dark purplish-blue, crossed on upper part of breast with narrow black bars, and the feathers on the 
sides tipped with reddish-orange. Tail rich blue with a purple gloss. Bill black ; feet and tarsi dirty 
blue in front, behind pale straw-colour (Forbes). Length 8 inches, wing 33, tail 21. 
Female. Differs in having the superciliary stripe pale yellow instead of golden yellow, and the underparts 
yellowish- brown, reddish on the flanks, crossed by narrow black lines. 
<“ Young in first plumage is similar to the adult female, but without апу yellow or orange on the superciliary 
stripe, which is yellowish-brown, the feathers slightly edged with black; the throat is pale whitish- 
brown, the feathers being edged with black on the sides of the neck ; the white on the wing-coverts 
is less, and thetail is of a lighter blue; the bill has been tipped with some lighter colour, probably 
yellow ” (Whitehead). lu some individuals, as the one represented on the Plate, the rich orange of the 
occiput in the adult is indicated by a broad fringe of yellow and orange feathers with white centres. 
The underparts are a paler yellow than that exhibited by the female. 
This lovely bird was discovered by Müller and Schlegel during their visit to Sumatra in 
1833, and named by them in honour of the then Governor-General of the island, Baron 
van der Bosch. Only one specimen was obtained, shot in the south-eastern part of Sumatra, 
and deposited in the Museum of Leyden. It was probably killed by one of their hunters, 
as the authors state they had no opportunity to examine a freshly killed specimen, and 
therefore did not know the sex of the one they procured, nor could they give any account 
of the colour of its feet or eyes. We now know, however, that their example was a male, 
the female, as my Plate shows, having a plumage of a somewhat different coloration. 
