76 CAM POPHAGTD.K. 



7. Pericrocotus exsul. 



rericrocotus flanunens. Gmy. P. Z. S. 18G0, p. 354. 

 Pericrocotus exul, lla/l. P.' Z. S. 186.3, p. 492; Gray, Hand-l. B. \. 

 p. 335 : Sharpe, Str. F. 1870, p. 209. 



Achilt male (type of species). Above black, with a slight greenish 

 gloss, the sides of the face and throat uniform with the back ; the 

 rest of the under surface of the body bright orange, including the 

 under wing-covcrts, the innermost of the latter black ; thighs blackish, 

 with orange tips ; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts bright 

 orange, with a very rich tint on the upper tail-coverts ; two centre 

 tail-feathers entirely black, the rest bright orange with black bases, 

 the latter extending diagonally across the feathers and becoming 

 less towards the outer feathers ; wings black, the edge orange like 

 the under wing-coverts, the greater series tipped with orange and 

 merging in the bases of the quills, which are bright orange, forming 

 a subbasal band which crosses all but the four outer primaries, the 

 second, third, and fourth being orange near the base of the inner 

 web only ; tkree of the inner secondaries with orange spots near the 

 tips of the outer web ; biU and feet black. Total length 7'3 inches, 

 culmen 0-fi, wing 3-3, tail 3-45, tarsus 0-G. 



Adult femaJp. Above grey, shaded with olive, darker on the crown 

 of the head, the forehead yellowish ; lower back, rump, and upper 

 tail-coverts greenish yellow ; wings and tail much as in adult, but 

 the markings yellow instead of orange, all the quills terminally 

 edged with yellow, broader on the inner secondaries : entire under 

 surface of body bright golden yellow. Total length 7*5 inches, cul- 

 men 0-6.5, wing 3-lo, tail 3-5, tarsus 0-6. 



Ohx. The male collected by Mr. Wallace in Java is miich richer 

 in colour than tj-pical P. e.rsul, and is, to a certain extent, interme- 

 diate between it and P. xantliogaster. 



Hah. Lombock ; East Java. 



a, h. S ad. sk. Lombock. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C. 



c. 2 ad. sk. Lombock. A. R. Wallace, Esq. "C. 



d. 6 ad. sk. E. Java. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C. 



8. Pericrocotus peregrinus. 



Parus peregrinus, Linn. S. N. i. p. 342 ; Sjmrrm. Mm. Carls, pis. 48, 



49 ; Sundev. Crit. oiii Sparrm. p. 9. 

 Muscicapa tiammea (pt.), Forster, Indische Zool. pi. 15. fig. 2. 

 Mesange de la cote de Malabar, Sonn. Voy. Inde, ii. p. 204, t. 114. 



fig. 2. y - F . 



Malabar Titmouse, Lath. Gen. Si/n. ii. pt. 2, p. 5-55 {ex Sonn. ). 

 Parus malabaricus, Gm. S. N. i. p. 1012 (ex Lath.). 

 Muscicapa malabarica, 6-'m. S. A', i. p. 1015 (ex Sparnn.}. 

 L'Oranor, Levatll. Ok. d'Afr. pi. 155. figs. I, 2 ; Sunder. Crit. om 



Levaill. p. 42. 

 Muscicapa subflava, Tieill. N. Diet. xxi. p. 483. 

 Phcenicornis peregrina, H. Buie, Isis, 1827, p. 725 ; F. Bote, 1828, 



p. 320 ; Goidd, Cent. Himal. 5. pi. 9; Jerd. Madr. Joiirn. x. p. 244. 

 Muscipeta peregrina, Sykes, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 85. 



