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11. Parus major planorum t^nbsp. nov. 



Like P. m. caschmireiisis, of the same pale grey on the iiiii)efside, ami the 

 white in the tail of about the same extent, bnt i-onsiilerably - smaller ! AV'iug 

 64 to 68, and occasionally even 69 mm. 



Type: No. "'N-J. 201," Ronth Punjiib, collected by the late Lieut. E. W. 

 Cleveland. In the Tring Museum. 



This interesting form inhabits the plains of Northern Lidia : Punjab, 

 Rajputana, probably south to the Viudhya Range. 



1-. Parus major mahrattarum subsp. nov. 



Mnch darker and somewhat more bluish above than 7, 8, U, lO, 11. The second 

 2)air of rectrices from outside with less white, as the black on the basal half of 

 the inner web reaches the shaft, and the outer web is generally black for more 

 than half its length, though sometimes white with black base and border to the 

 outer web. The central j)air of rectrices, which are entirely grey, or grey with 

 a narrow central line, in 7. s, 9, 10, are black, with only a grey border to the 

 outer webs. The bar across the wing is generally white. Wing about 60 to 74 mm. 



Type in the Tring Museum, No. 182, Ceylon 1. x. 1868, E. Holdsvvorth coll. 



Inhabits the Indian Peninsula, from the Vindhya Range southwards, and 

 Ceylon. 



13. Parus major cinereus Vieill. 



Himalayas to Suuda Islands. 



I cannot find differences between the birds inhaliiting the Himalayas from 

 Simla to Butan, those from Assam and Western Rtirma, and those from .lava, 

 Borneo, Bali, Lombok, Flores to Alor. All these differ at a glance from 

 P. m. mahrathiram in having the central pair of rectrices dark grey, with a 

 black line along the shaft. They are also smaller. Wing abont 62 — 67'0 mm. 



Terra, tijpka : Java. 



14. Parus major haiuauus subsji. nov. 



Hainan. 



Only distingnishcd from cinereus by its smaller sii^e (wing only ill to 64, 

 rarely to 66 mm.), and considerably larger, esijecially mucli longer, bill. As a 

 rnle the amount of white in the second jjair of rectrices is greater than in cinereus, 

 bnt this is not cjuite constant, as some si)ecimens have less white. 



Type, No. 58, Hainan, 18. xii. 19o2, S, collected by Mr. Katsumata, of 

 Japan, who sent 15 adult specimens from various parts of the island. (( 'f. 

 Hellmayr, ././. 0. 1901, p. ISO.) 



15. Parus major commixtus Swinli. 



South China to East Tenasserim and Upper Burma. 



Upper back olive-green, wing about 65 to 70 mm. The extent of the 

 olive-green colour varies somewhat, and is sometimes very small. In worn 

 specimens it is sometimes obliterated. The astonishing statement of Mr. Gates 

 {Fauna of Brit. India : BinU, I., p. 47) that in Southern China both minor and 

 atricejjs (as Mr. Oates is pleased to call the form correctly named cinereus) are 



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