. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . —Bill (fiont) 1—Tarsus U.—Irides red. XIV. ^iM,^t.^^</£^Z^ Jru<tMili^.LJf<«.Q.^.^e ^ OMl). INSESSOMES. FA31. MUSCICAPIBjE. GEN. MU SCI CAP A. PLATE XIV. MUSCICAPA ALBICAUDATA. Jerdon. NEIL GHERR Y BL UE FL YCA TCIIER. Synon.—M. albicaudata Jerdon, Catal. No. 152. The genus Muscicapa, even as restricted by Cuvier, has of late been considerablysubdivided, and when we consider the varied nature of its contents, apparently with bene
. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . —Bill (fiont) 1—Tarsus U.—Irides red. XIV. ^iM,^t.^^</£^Z^ Jru<tMili^.LJf<«.Q.^.^e ^ OMl). INSESSOMES. FA31. MUSCICAPIBjE. GEN. MU SCI CAP A. PLATE XIV. MUSCICAPA ALBICAUDATA. Jerdon. NEIL GHERR Y BL UE FL YCA TCIIER. Synon.—M. albicaudata Jerdon, Catal. No. 152. The genus Muscicapa, even as restricted by Cuvier, has of late been considerablysubdivided, and when we consider the varied nature of its contents, apparently with bene-fit to science. There are in India several Flycatchers, whose prevailing tint is blue, of variousshades and intensity, among which more or less structural differences exist. These divides into several groups, each of which has one or more representative in South -ern India. Muscicapa hanyumas of Horsfield, together with my M. pallipes. Cat. No. 149, and three or four species from Northern India, Mr. B. classes under the name of Cyornis fmy M. superciliaris Cat. No. 153, together with one or two more very pretty diminutivespecies he classes as Muscicapu
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