TAB. XXIV. 
CINCLUS PALLASII. 
Cincl. unicolor, intensé brunneus ; rostro pedibusque fuscis. 
Statura Cinch aquatict, Bechst. 
Tue present bird has been described by M. Temminck, who gave it the specific name of Palast in honour 
of Pallas: no figure, however, of it has appeared previously to that in Plate XXIV. of the “Century.” As it 
is a species rarely occurring in collections, and of great interest as forming one of a genus which though 
limited in number is diffused throughout the old and new continents of the globe, it was more than desirable 
that a correct figure upon which reliance might be placed should be given to the scientific world. 
Two species are well known in the older continent, viz., our Common Dipper, (Cinclus aquaticus,) and the 
present. Mr. Swainson, however, has indicated a third from India, differing from Cinclus Pallasit. 
The C. Pallasit has all the habits and manners of our own species, frequenting mountainous streams, and 
feeding on aquatic insects and their larvee, the fry and ova of fishes, &c., which it takes beneath the water. 
We suspect that the habitat of this bird is confined to the remote and northern districts of the Himalayan 
chain. Its colour is a uniform dull brown, which is not varied by sex and but slightly by age. 
The Plate represents an adult in full plumage. 
