. Catalogue of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification : with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . all tope close to Rumbah, onthe Chilka lake, in the neighbourhood of a high jungle; its flight wasvery rapid. Its stomach contained various fruit and seeds. Iridesdark hazel. Length about 10 inches; of wing rather more than 51,; tail3?; tarsus 1 T\ths. The first quill is very small; the second slightlyshorter than the fifth, the third longest and percep
. Catalogue of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification : with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . all tope close to Rumbah, onthe Chilka lake, in the neighbourhood of a high jungle; its flight wasvery rapid. Its stomach contained various fruit and seeds. Iridesdark hazel. Length about 10 inches; of wing rather more than 51,; tail3?; tarsus 1 T\ths. The first quill is very small; the second slightlyshorter than the fifth, the third longest and perceptibly longer than thefourth. Bill brownish ; legs and feet dirty yellow Sub Family CRATEROPODIN^E, Swains.—Babblers. This sub-family has received a most appropriate name from Swain-son, who has, I think, most justly located in it the various Indian generaPellorneum, Crateropns, Pomatorrhinus and Thimalia, which muchresemble each other in their manners, though they do not in generalevince a partiality for the neighbourhood of water, nor do they inhabitthe thickets of reeds and other aquatic plants, as said, in Swainson, tobe the general habits of the family. The notes of all the species areleud. •jKadjaj lTcw £LL fy iuent*- nix Crateropus (.ncliinnnus laughing Thrush cftht JYeilqJurries 1839J of the Peninsula of India. 255 Gen. PELLORNEUM, Swains. olivaceum?—New species.—P. ruficeps, S\v. ?—Redheaded Babbler. Deserip.—Above and sides of a dark brownish olive ; head, and backpart of neck, rusty red: chin white ; breast and bellv white; many ofthe feathers, of the breast especially, broadly centred with olive. Iridesbrick red ; bill above dusky ;below dirty yellow; legs yellow with atinge of flesh colour. Length 6£ inches; wing 2fj tail 2-4 ths •tarsus lTVth. I have not met with any description of this bird, but as the speciesgiven as type of this genus has been called ruficeps by its talentedfounder, I strongly suspect, that, as the name is applic
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