ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORNITHOLOGY. 
PACHYCEPHALA ORPHEUS, Jardine. 
“Hylocharis orpheus, <j>.” — Verreaux MS. 
This bird, named on our plate Hylocharis oiyheus, is another of 
the interesting species sent to us by Mr. Wilson, and the figure 
is now given to direct attention to those very curious but unob- 
trusive forms that appear to swarm over the islands of the Indian 
Archipelago. The generic name on M. Verreaux’s MS. ticket, 
which is inscribed upon the plate, has been already applied to a 
genus of Humming Birds ; but independent of that, after a close 
examination as to its proper position, we have been unable to 
separate it from Pachycephala, to the females of which it closely 
assimilates in colour and markings ; and as we have already seen 
the figure of P. macrorhyncha, in our last Part, that the form 
reaches from Australia to the Indian Islands, the bird before us 
is of additional interest on that account. We give the description 
and measurements, and ask our friends to look out for us for the 
male of this species.' — The ticket is marked Timor. 
Above, the crown is of a greyish brown ; the back is yellowish 
oil-green, shading into dull Indian yellow on the rump and upper 
tail-covers, and the tail is nearly of the same tint ; the wings 
umber-brown ; the outer edges of the quills and secondaries yel- 
lowish-white — beneath, the chin and throat are white ; the breast 
and belly pale reddish ochre-yellow, shading on the vent and thighs 
to pale Indian yellow, and again on the vent and under tail-covers 
to clear and bright Indian yellow ; bill dark umber brown ; feet 
and legs grey or lead colour. 
Length, 5; bill to forehead, i; to gape, 7; wing, 2.9; tail, 2.5; 
tarsus, 9. 
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