Tas. LV. 
POMATORHINUS ERYTHROGENYS. 
Pom. cinerescenti-brunneus, subtus albescens ; fronte, capitis colli abdominisque latertbus, crisso- 
que rufis; cauda fusco obscuré fasciata ; rostro pedibusque pallidis. 
Longitudo corporis, 11 unc. 
Tue present bird exhibits a typical example of the genus Pomatorhinus, which, until lately, had been restricted 
to a very limited number of species confined to Java and New Holland. Our researches, however, in India 
within the last few years have made us acquainted with three additional species ;—one, which we have seen, 
from the Burmese empire, as yet undescribed; another brought from the Dukhun by Colonel W. H. Sykes ; 
and the third that which is figured in the present Plate. 
The locality of this interesting species is far from being limited, as it appears to be equally dispersed over 
the whole of the mountainous regions of India. Much yet remains to be discovered respecting the habits and 
manners of this remarkable group, as it unfortunately happens that those who have had the best opportunities 
for observation in their native habitat have altogether overlooked them. 
The top of the head and the general surface of the body and wings are greyish brown; the forehead, ear- 
coverts, sides of the neck, flanks, and under tail-coverts are rufous ; the tail obscurely barred with lines of a 
darker grey than the general plumage; the throat and under parts white ; the beak and tarsi light brown. 
The bird is figured of the natural size. 
