of Assam Mammalia and Birds. 455 



middle toe, and yellow ; wings rather short and round." — McClel- 

 land! s MS. 



This bird, although greatly resembling the Ianthocincla albogula- 

 ris of Gould, is clearly distinguished from that species by the yellow 

 colour of its throat, by the absence of the white tips to the exterior 

 tail-feathers, by its yellow tarsi, and by the brighter orange shade 

 of its general tint. 



40. Ianthocincla pectoralis, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1835, p. 186. 

 " Above greenish-brown, beneath yellow and white, irregularly 



intermixed. A black band extends over each eye, descending on 

 the sides of the neck, unites (from each side) in front of the neck ; 

 throat yellowish-white ; lower tail-feathers tipped with white ; beak 

 compressed, slightly arched above; upper mandible projecting and 

 slightly depressed at the tip; tarsi high and strong." — McClelland's 

 MS. 



41. Ianthocincla lunaris. Cinnamomeo-olivacea, capite summo 

 cauddque nigricantibus ; f route, gutture pectoreque in medio atris ; 

 lunula insigni collari a regione paroticd gulam versus extensd 

 crissoque Icefe ferrugineis . 



" Dark olive ; throat and lores black, bounded posteriorly by a 

 light brown crescent ; vent and a few clouds on the abdomen of the 

 same colour ; tail blackish ; wings short, and chiefly concealed be- 

 neath the downy plumage of the back ; tarsus strong, longer than the 

 middle toe ; beak arched beneath, compressed, slightly denticulated, 

 but not hooked. Length nine inches." — McClelland's MS. 



Genus Oriolus, Auct. 



42. Oriolus melanocephalus, Gmel. Linn. I. 383. Black-headed 

 Oriole, Lath. 



43. Oriolus Traillii. Pastor Traillii, Gould's Cent. Himal. Birds, 

 PI. XXXV. 



Genus Irena, Horsf. 



44. Irena Paella, Horsf., Linn. Trans., XIII. p. 153. Coracias 

 Paella, Lath. Ind. Orn. 171. 



Genus Ixos, Temm. 



45. Ixos monticola. " Above grayish-brown ; crown black and 

 crested ; throat and abdomen white ; vent scarlet ; lower tail-feathers 

 tipped with white ; wings short ; body four inches, tail three inches 

 long, and square ; a scarlet ring about the eye, but no red tuft be- 

 neath this organ ; by the latter circumstance it differs from Ixos 

 jocosus. 



" Inhabits the Kossia mountains, and usually seen in numerous 

 flocks, flying from tree to tree in quest of insects. Their note is 

 shrill and inharmonious, not unlike that of the sparrow." — McClel- 

 land's MS. 



Further observations are required to determine the rank of this 

 bird as a distinct species, or as a variety of Ixos jocosus. 



46. Ixos Cafer. Tardus Cafer, Linn. I. 295. Le Curouge, Le 

 Vaill. 



