of Assam Mammalia and Birds. 



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into Assam, in which place, however, they are more common." — 

 McClelland: s MS. 



Genus Leiothrix, Swains. 



56. Leiothrix LEPrDA. Capite subcristato supra nuchdque cinereis 

 in ccerulescentem vergentibus ; dorso tectricibusque alarum ex oli- 

 vaceo cinnamomeis ; alis cauddque supra ex parte cceruleis ; remi- 

 gum pogoniis internis late nigris, apicibus albis ; rectricibus exte- 

 rioribus pogoniis internis, omnibus apicibus albis : subtus ex diluto 

 cinnamomeo canescens. 

 "Gray; bluish on the crown, brownish on the back, and light 

 bluish-gray beneath ; wings and tail blue (inclining to black), with 

 minute white tips and light blue outer margins. Length five inches." 

 — McClelland 's MS. 



57- Leiothrix signata. Olivaceo-fusca abdomine pallidiore ; 

 alis, cauddque subcastaneis ; guld obsolete jlavicante ;fascid collari 

 ex Icefe-cyaneo nitente. 

 " Olive-brown above, lighter beneath ; a Prussian-blue streak on 

 each side of the neck ; tail short and square. Length five inches". — 

 McClelland 's MS. 



58. Leiothrix ornata. Capite colloque supra nigricantibus ; 

 subtus t(Enidque ad latera colli per oculos ad rostrum ductd albis ; 

 notcco cinnamomeo, crisso pallidiore ; alis cauddque nigris remigi- 

 bus secundariis albo marginalis,primoribus rectricibus que ad apices 

 albo limbatis, omnibus nitore cruento inductis. 



" Head black, with a white streak passing over each eye ; back 

 brown ; wings and tail black, variegated with scarlet and white ; be- 

 neath white."— McClelland 's MS. 



Tribus Conirostres, Cuv. 

 Fam. Fringillidje, Vigors. 

 Genus Mirafra, Horsf. 



59. Mirafra Assamica. Corpore cinereo-brunneo varicgato, uro~ 

 pygio pallidiore ; remigum pogoniis internis caudaque basi rufis ; 

 subtus ex rufescente cana, plumis pectoris nigro maculatis ; lunuld 

 obsolete f used temporibus. 



This species appears to be intermediate between Mirafra Javanica, 

 Horsf., and Mirafra phcenicura, Frankl., but its characters are suffi- 

 ciently marked to distinguish it from both. 



60. Mirafra flavicollis. Suprd olivaceo-brunnca, vertice sa- 

 turatiore, teciricibus secundariis albicante marginatis ; subtus 

 flava, fasciis paucis obsolete fuscis ; crisso cauddque subtus albi- 

 cantibus. 



Length five inches. 



Genus Ploceus, Cuv. 



61. Ploceus Manyar. Fringilla Manyar, Horsf., Trans. Linn. 

 Soc, XIII. p. 160. 



Genus Lonciiura, Sykes, Proceed. Zool. Soc, 1832, p. 94. 



