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bright ferruginous, the exterior web of the outermost tail-feather being 
marked with dusky ; wings dusky, having a large white patch occu- 
pying the base of the secondaries and tertiaries, extending over both 
webs of each feather ; bill and feet black. According to season, the 
dorsal plumage is margined with brown edgings, the under parts 
more slightly with greyish, and the wing-coverts with brown. Fe- 
male plain brown above, paler beneath, with rufous tail, and the same 
great white wing-patcli as in the male. 
“ Length about 6 inches ; of wing, 2f ; tail, 2f- ; bill to gape, J- ; 
tarse, J.” 
11. RUTICILLA CiERULEOCEPHALA, Vigors. 
Syn. Phcenicura ccerideocephala , Vigors, P. Z. S. 1830, p. 35. 
Gould, Cent, of Birds, t. 25. f. 2. Blyth, Journ. A. S. Beng. xi. p. 190. 
Ruticilla cceruleocephala , G. R. Gray, Gen. of Birds, i. p. 180. 
Hodgs. Catal. B. of Nep. p. 68. Blyth, Journ. A. S. Beng. xvi. p.134; 
Catal. B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 1 68. Bonap. C. G. Av. p. 296. 
Hab. N. India. In Mus. East India Company. 
12. Ruticilla schisticeps, Hodgson. 
Syn. Phcenicura schisticeps, Hodgs. Gray’s Zool.Misc.(1844)p.83. 
Ruticilla schisticeps , Hodgs. Catal. B. of Nep. p.69, etApp. p.153. 
Hab . Nepal (No. 813. Hodgs. Catal.). 
“ Side of the head and neck, back, wings and tail black ; top of 
the head pale slaty blue ; throat and large patch on each wing white ; 
lower part of breast and abdomen rufous chestnut. 
“ Length, 6 inches ; wing, 3 inches 4 lines ; bill from gape, 7 lines ; 
tarse, 10^ lines.” 
The only known example of this species is in the British Museum. 
13. Ruticilla nigrogularis, nobis. 
Crown of the head slaty blue, lightest on the forehead ; lores, ear- 
coverts, throat, back of neck, back, upper wing-coverts, two middle 
tail-feathers entirely, and the rest (except the basal portion) black ; 
wings blackish brown, the scapulars, outer edges of the secondaries 
and under wing-coverts white ; breast, flanks, belly, rump, upper and 
lower tail-coverts and base of tail (except the two middle feathers) 
bright chestnut ; the vent and under tail-coverts have a few white 
feathers intermixed ; bill and legs black. 
Length, 6 inches ; wing, 3f ; tail, 2J- ; bill to gape, ^ ; tarse, -f. 
Hab. Nepal (No. 813*. Hodgs. Catal.). In Mus. East India 
Company. 
This species is closely allied to schisticeps , but differs in having 
the throat black instead of white. 
14. Ruticilla frontalis. Vigors. 
Syn. Phcenicura frontalis , Vigors, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 172. Gould, 
Cent, of Birds, t. 26. f. 1. Blyth, Journ. A. S. Beng. xi. p. 190. 
Ruticilla frontalis, G. R. Gray, Gen. of Birds, i. p. 180. Hodgs. 
