160 Descriptions of some supposed New, or 



It will be seen that the expression " toto corpore purpu- 

 reo-atro" does not altogether apply to my specimen, and as 

 mine is from Tlong-kong, it may probably be a new species, 

 in which case I beg to propose the specific name of elcgans. 



Dimensions. 



Wing .... .... 3^% inches. 



Tarsus T % ,, 



Hallux f~ „ 



Middle toe T 5 „ „ 



Body of tail 4 inches. 



Bill from gape .... 9$ 



„ base JL ,, 



The two middle tail feathers exceed the body of the tail 

 by 7 inches and T-lOths. 



Genus Brachypus, Sw. Sub-Genus Hcematornis , Sw. 

 Hoematornis alrlcapilla, Vieil. Chinese Bulbul. 



I received this interesting species from Amoy,and have no 

 doubts in referring it at once to Swainson's sub-genus Hce- 

 matornis, and as one of the most typical forms. 



The head is black and sub crested ; the chin and base of 

 the lower mandible the same as the wings, which are of a 

 light hair brown, deepest upon the quills ; the tail and back 

 are of the same tints, the feathers of the back being deepest 

 in colour towards the shafts ; the lower end of the tail fea- 

 thers is the darkest ; all except the middle pair are broadly 

 tipped with white, most marked on the under side; the 

 cheeks, throat, breast, belly, flanks, upper tail coverts, and 

 thigh coverts are of a uniform dirty white ; the under tail 

 coverts scarlet. 



The bill is black, distinctly notched, and is strictly that 

 of a Hoematornis, at the gape there are but few bristles ; — the 

 wings are moderate, the first quill is very short, half the 

 length of second, the third, fourth, and fifth, are graduated, 

 the latter longest ; the legs are black and feathered below 

 the knees, the tarsus short and strong; — the anterior scales 

 simple, the lateral toes are equal, the middle toe is shorter 

 than the tarsus,— the claws are compressed and pointed, the 

 tail is more or less square, and consists of twelve feathers. 



