. Birds. Birds. PTBEUTHIUS. 223 in Blyth's Birds Burnt, p. 109; J. A. S. B. xlv, pt. ii, p. 81; xlvii, pt. ii, p. 19 ; Hume ^ Dav. S. F. vi, p. 370 ; Hume, Cat. no. 612 f Oates, B. B. i. p. 140; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 646; Hume, S. F. xi. p. 245. The Yelhiv-backed Shrike-Tit, Jerd.; Khatya, Nepal; Rahnoon or Rapnun-pho, Fig. 66.—Head of C. nepalensis. Coloration. Male. The lores, sides of forehead, and a broad band passing through the eyes and ear-coverts round the nape black; the whole crown inside this black band deep slaty; back, scapulars, rump, and upper tail-covert
. Birds. Birds. PTBEUTHIUS. 223 in Blyth's Birds Burnt, p. 109; J. A. S. B. xlv, pt. ii, p. 81; xlvii, pt. ii, p. 19 ; Hume ^ Dav. S. F. vi, p. 370 ; Hume, Cat. no. 612 f Oates, B. B. i. p. 140; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 646; Hume, S. F. xi. p. 245. The Yelhiv-backed Shrike-Tit, Jerd.; Khatya, Nepal; Rahnoon or Rapnun-pho, Fig. 66.—Head of C. nepalensis. Coloration. Male. The lores, sides of forehead, and a broad band passing through the eyes and ear-coverts round the nape black; the whole crown inside this black band deep slaty; back, scapulars, rump, and upper tail-coverts bright chestnut; wing- coverts black; quills black, all but the first two with a patch of slaty near the base, increasing in extent inwards, and the third to the sixth or seventh primary with a narrow edging of the same about the middle of the outer web; most of the later quills minutely tipped with white ; tail black ; lower plumage white, the sides of the body boldly barred with black ; vent and under tail- coverts pale buff. Female. The slaty colour of the head paler; the band round the head chocolate-brown; the back and scapulars reddish brown with large oval black spots ; otherwise as in the male. Legs and feet rich wax-yellow; claws pale yellowish horny; bill black, pale leaden blue at gape and base of lower mandible; iris brown (Hume). Length about 7 ; tail 2*2; wing 3-7; tarsus 1-2; bill from gape -9. Distribution. The Himalayas from Nepal to the Daphla hills in Assam ; Eastern Nitga hills; Manipur; Karennee ; apparently at 6000 feet and upwards. Habits, 4ro- Grregarious, on high trees. Genus PTERUTHIUS, Swains., 1831. The genus Pteruthius contains five Indian species with the general external appearance of Shrikes. The bill is about one half the length of the head, strong, strongly hocked at the tip, and with the margins sinuated; the rictal bristles are weak. The nostrils are oval and partially covered by the frontal bristles, which are well developed. The feather
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