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MUSCICAPIDiE. 



Sp. 20. Mu. miniata. Temm. PL Col. 153. 



Mu? chalybeo-nigrai infra, dorso postico , remigibus mediis rectri- 

 cibusque lateralibus externe cinnabarinis ; mare guld nigra. 



Steel-black Flycatcher? with the under parts, lower part of the 

 back, middle of the quills, and lateral tail-feathers externally 

 of a cinnabar colour ; the male with a black throat. 



, Inhabits Java. Length above seven inclies : the 

 male has the top of the head and the throat of a fine 

 polished steel-black : the nape, the back, the scapu- 

 lars, and the upper lesser wing-coverts, golden-red, 

 shaded with dusky : the lower part of the back, the 

 rump, the breast, belly, and under the wings, are 

 very bright vermilion : all but the three anterior of 

 the wing quills are red-vermilion from the base to the 

 middle, the rest plain black : the tail is long, the four 

 middle feathers are black, the rest are black at the 

 base, and from the middle to the tip red-vermilion : 

 the beak and legs (which resemble those of M. albi- 

 eollis?) are black. The female is less brilliant in 

 colour ; the feathers on the throat are bright red ; 

 and the cheeks are oftentimes marbled with red and 

 dusky. 



Sp. 21. Mu? flammea. Steph. v. x. p. 372. Temm. PL CoL 

 263. Jl 1. male ; f, 2. female. — India. 



Sp. 22. Mu? Malabaricus. 



Parus Malabaricus. Steph. v. x. 49. — Parus peregrinus. Steph. 

 V. x.^. 46. — Le Gobe-mouche oranor. Le VailL v.iv.pL 155. — 

 Malabar. 



Sp. 23. Mu? multicolor. GmeL 



Mu. erythrogastra. Steph. v. x. p. 400. pi 32. — New Hol- 

 land. 



Sp. 24. Mu? cucullata. Steph, v. x. p. 379.— New Holland. 



