of Assam Mammalia and Birds. 



453 



Genus Rhipidura, Vigors & Horsf. 



25. Rhipidura fuscove?itris, Frank!., Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1831, 

 117, Broad-tailed Fly-catcher, Lath.? 



Genus Cryptolopha, Swains. Nat. Lib. Ornith. Vol. X., Fly- 

 catchers. 



26. Cryptolopha poiocephala, Sw., loc. cit. p. 200. PI. XXIII. 

 Platyrhynchus Ceylonensis, Swains. Zool. Illust., I. ] 3. 



Fam. Laniad^e, Vigors. 

 Genus Artamus, Vieill. 



27. Artamus leucorhynchos , Vieill. Lanius leucorhynchos, Linn. 

 Mantis. (1771) p. 524. 



Genus Dicrurus, Vieill. 



28. Dicrurus grandis. Edolius grandis, Gould, Proceed. Zool. 

 Soc. 1836, p. 5. 



Several specimens of this bird received from Assam agree with 

 the specific character and description given by Mr. Gould (as above 

 cited) in all points excepting the size, being about one-third smaller ; 

 but further observations are required to determine with precision the 

 points by which the long-tailed Edolii are to be discriminated. 



29. Dicrurus Rangoonensis. Edolius Rangoonensis, Gould, Pro- 

 ceed. Zool. Soc. 1836, p. 5. 



One of our specimens agrees accurately with Mr. Gould's specific 

 character ; in two others the crest is less developed, and the lanceo- 

 lated plumes on the throat are less prominent. 



30. Dicrurus Balicassius, Vieill., Enc. Meth. Ornith., 751. Cor- 

 vus Balicassius, Linn. Syst. I. p. 155. Le Drongo Balicasse. 



31. Dicrurus ceneus, Vieill., Enc. Meth. Ornith., 751. Le Drongo 

 Bronze. 



Genus Trichophorus, Temra. 



32. Trichophorus flaveolus, Gould, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1 836, p. 6. 

 " Yellowish-green above, with a tinge of brown on the wings and 



tail ; beneath bright yellow : crested with narrow feathers, becoming 

 progressively longer from the nostrils to the crown ; bill strong, com- 

 pressed, and slightly hooked; cheeks and nucha scantily covered 

 with feathers. Eight inches long." — McClelland' s MS. 



The specimens sent from Assam agree with those contained in the 

 Museum of the Zool. Society from the Himalaya, which are the 

 originals of Gould's description. 



Genus Collurio, Vigors. 



33. Collurio nigriceps, Frankl., Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1831, p. 117. 

 Indian Shrike, Lath. 



" Crown, nape, tail, and wings black ; throat and breast white ; 

 body and secondaries reddish-gray. Length nine inches." — McClel- 

 land 's MS. 



34. Collurio erythronotus, Vigors, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1831, 

 p. 42. Gould's Century of Himal. Birds, PI. XII. fig. 2. 



