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and they are more capable of a graminivorous diet tlian that group. They 

 scrape the earth with their bill, and sometimes also with Uieir feet, in the 

 manner of the Rasores. Many of the species are caged and tamed with 

 facility ; and they are more often turned loose into walled gardens ; whence 

 they seldom attempt to escape, if there be a considerable number of trees, 

 and where they are of great service in destroying pupae, larva3 and perfect 

 insects, especially those which are generated, or feed, in manure. 



In the Minister's garden at Cathmandu there are always several scores 

 of Lencolopha ( Corvus Leiicolophus of Hardwicke ;) and in that of his 

 nephew, many individuals of each of following species — Ocellata, Albigula, 

 JStifimerita, Monilegera, and Erytlirocepliala. But this enumeration reminds 

 me that I am anticipating by the mention of several species as yet un de- 

 scribed, and to the summary description of which I now proceed, premising 

 only that the newly described species are Leucolopha, Erythrocephala, 

 Variegata, Ocellata, Capistrata, and Eineata. To these I now purpose to 

 add Nipalensis, Albigula, Monilegera, Rufimenta, Grisauris, Melanoura, 

 Ccerulatus, and Setafer, arranging them in a series indicative of the gradu- 

 ally diminishing power of the M'ing. 



\st. Species, Cinclosoma ? Nipalensis Nobis, Sibia? Nipalensis Nobis. 



Above, with the flanks, thighs, vent and under tail coverts, rufescent sub- 

 olive brown. Below, and the cheeks, sordid blue grey, with, a yellowish tint : 

 wings and tail castaneous with numerous cross bars of black : entire top of 

 the head full pure brown, streaked down the shafts with hoary : a broad 

 black moustache, bounding the ear coverts below. Remiges and rectrices, 

 internally blackish, and apertly so towards the tips : the tips themselves of 

 the tail feathers white : head with a full soft garruline crest : legs flesh- 

 coloured : bill dusky : iris brown : orbits clad : sexes alike, as in all the 

 subsequent species. 



N. B. In defining the Genus Sibia (Nobis) I have enumerated the above 

 as one of the species. It has, though in a less degree, the brushed tongue 

 of that genus : its wings are rather feebler : and its bill is more straight. 

 The tomiae are scarped, and the notch and bend of the upper mandible are 



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