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GRAHAM’S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 
Sylviadae. Legs and feet longer and slender 
than in Niltava. Tarsi more than a third 
longer than the central digit. Toes com- 
pressed, slender, unequal : fores basally 
nect ; the outer more so'and larger than the 
inner fore, which scarcely exceeds the thumb. 
The latter, however, is not bordered nor 
broad. The digits are not dissimilar in 
form from those of Muscicapa Melanops, 
but they are longer and slenderer, with 
longer thumb, and the legs are conspicu- 
ously longer and slighter. 
Colour. Mas. above, dusky slate colour, 
overlaid by olive, brighter and browner on 
the external webs of the closed wing. Alar 
feathers dusky : caudal black, with all the 
laterals whitened obliquely in the basal half. 
Lores, a narrow frontal band, with the 
throat, head, and neck, as far as the eyes, 
black, limited towards the breast by an 
orange gorget occupying the top of the 
breast. Above the black frontal band, a 
narrow white one as far as the eye, and both 
margined towards the superior surface of 
the head and neck by that deep slaty blue 
which covers the breast and flanks. Rest 
of the body below, sordid white. Bill black: 
legs fleshy grey : iris dark brown. 
Female, rather less than her mate ; her 
colours duller ; her chin and throat un- 
blackened, being uniformly blue with the 
breast ; and her gorget paler, and sordid 
orange yellow. In both sexes the superior 
tail coverts are black like the caudal feathers, 
and there is sometimes a white band across 
the croup of both. 
The young are at first subolive on the 
neck and breast as well as above, each plume 
being blotched with buff, — the common 
sign of immaturity. In them the gorget is 
wanting ; the legs are bluish ; and the bill 
imperfect black : but the tail soon exhibits 
the appropriate hues of puberty. 
Closely allied as the Siphige 
are by the bill to Muscicapa, the elevation 
and slenderness of the tarsi indicate that 
leaning towards Sylvia which is confirmed 
by the food and manner of taking it, as 
well as by the muscularity of the stomach. 
These birds never seize on the wing, and 
they partake freely both of berries and seeds. 
In these respects they agree with our type 
of Niltava, between which and our type of 
Siphia there is a various gradation of form, 
through Brevipesand Fuligiventer, seeming 
to indicate the circular affinities of but one 
genus, — a genus composed almost equally of 
the attributes of the Flycatchers and War- 
blers. 
GENERAL SCIENCE. 
CATALOGUE OF PLANTS COLLECTED 
Al’ BOMBAY. 
By John Graham, Esa. 
{Continued from page 585.) 
309. Moraea chinensis. 
310. Mentha, perilloides 
311. M arsilea 4 -folia 
312. Morus Indica. 
313. Milhavia In gardens only. 
314. Mesembryanthemum. ? Ditto. 
315. Nyctanthes Arbor tristis. 
316. Nicoiiana Tahacum, 
317. Neriura Oleander. 
318. ,, coronarium, T All cul- 
319. M coccineum. Rare. 1 tivated as 
320. ,, anfidysentericum. j ornament- 
321. ,, tinciorium. J al plants. 
322. Nymphea lotus. 
323. Nelumbium specioszim. 
324. Nauclea orient alis. 
325. Oryza sativa. Common rice. 
326. Ocimum sanctum. Planted at temples. 
327. Ochna lucida. 
328. Piper nigrum. In gardens. 
329. Pladua virgata, 
330. Plumbago rosea. 
331. ” Zeylonica. 
332. Physalis angulata. 
333. Plumeria acuminata. 
334. Periploca esculenta. A very pretty 
twining plant ; flowers during the rains. 
335. evSWa. ocymoides. 
336. Polyanthus tuberosa. Cultivated in 
gardens ; worn by native women in their hair. 
337. Parkinsonia acw/ea/a. In gardens. 
338. Poinciana pulcherrima. Common in 
gardens. It grows in abundance close to the 
caves of Ellora, near Aurungabad. but 1 sup- 
pose it has all been planted. 
339. Portulaca oleracea. 
340. Psidiump^/n/erw/n. Grown in gardens. 
34 1. Punica Granatum. Ditto. 
342. Premna integrifolia . 
343. Phlomis Indica. 
344. Pedaliurn Mur ex. 
345. Passiflora fcetida. 
346. ,, laurifolia. 
347. ,, minima. 
348. ,, alatacoerulea. 
349. Pistia Stratiotes. 
350. Pentapetes phoenicea. In gardens. 
351. Pterospermum aem/oZmm. 
352. Phaseolus Mungo. 
353. Polygonum pZafirujn. 
354. Phyllanthus bacciformis. 
355. Pandanus odoratissimus. 
^ In gardens 
