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margins ; wings and tail coloured as in S. nipalensis, but of much 
brighter hues." 
Length 4iin., of wing 2 in., tail 2^ in., bill ^ in., and tarse | in. 
The following are the descriptions of the other known species of this interesting 
genus. 
SUTHORA WEBBIANA, G.R.Gray. 
Suthora webbiana, a. R. Gray, Gen. of Birds P. Z. S. (1852), p. 70. 
Gould, Birds of Asia, t. 62. 
Hab. Shanghai (China). In British Museum Collection. 
S. webbiana. " Crown of the head and back of the neck sandy red, passing into 
the olive tint of the back and upper surface generally ; tail of the same colour, but 
of a shade darker than the back ; primaries strongly edged with bright rufous ; 
throat and breast light buff, washed with a rosy tint ; abdomen inclined to olive ; 
bill light brown, washed with rosy pink ; legs fleshy white." 
Length about 5| in., of wing 2| in,, tail 2| in., bill | in., and tarse if in. 
SUTHORA RUFICEPS, Blyth. 
Chleuasicus I'uficeps, Blyih, J. A. S. Beng. XIV. p. 578. 
Suthora ruficeps, Blyth, Cat. B. Mm. A. S. Beng. p. 102. Bonap., 
a G. Av. p. 334. 
Hab. Sikim. In Mus. As. Soc. Bengal. 
S. ruficeps. " Head and neck bright ferruginous ; the rest of the upper parts 
olive brown, more or le s inclining to ferruginous, especially towards the shoulder 
of the wing ; the entire under parts white ; bill whitish horn colour ; legs greenish- 
plumbeous." 
Length 5^ in., of wing 2f in., tail 2| in., bill to forehead f in., and tarse |- in. 
** The bill in this species is rather larger and decidedly broader than in the 
typical species of Suthora, and the outline of which (as seen laterally) is still more 
tumid and anomalous-looking. The legs, with the toes and claws, are thicker 
and stouter than in the other species." — (Blyth.) 
