17. cuTiA. G47 



along the inuer web ; " bill blackish above, plumbeous beneath ; 

 legs orauge-yellow ; iris brown " (Jerdon). Total length 6-o inches, 

 culmen U-85, wing 3-55, tail 2-3, tarsus i-05. 



Adult female. Differs from the male in having the back ochraceoua 

 brown, marked with large ovate spots of black, the rump and upper 

 tail-coverts orange-chestnut, aud the hind neck also slightly washed 

 with orange ; wings aud tail as in the male ; head aud uape slaty 

 blue, but instead of the black border of the male, there is only a 

 patch of black on the sides of the neck behind the ear-coverts ; lores 

 dusky blackish, extending above the eye ; ear-coverts brown ; under 

 surface as in the male, but the bars somewhat narrower and more 

 frequent. Total length 7 inches, culmen U-85, wing 3-4:, tail 2-4, 

 tarsus l'U5. 



Hab. Himalayas to Bootan and the Dafla hills, extending into 

 Karen-nee. 



a, b, c. cS sk. Nepal. B. II. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. 



d, e,f. 2 ad. sk. Nepal. B. II. Hodgson, Esc^.L?.]. 



ff. 2 ad. sk. Nepal {Hudgson). India Museum. 



h. 2 ad. sk. Darjihng. India Museum. 



i, k, I. S ad. sk. Sikhim {JIandelli). II. tieebohm, Esq. [P.]. 



m. S ad.sk. }iooi-A,\i (Pembertoji). India Museum. 



