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the colour of the hack and mantle is more grey than in the Euro- 

 pean birds; the yellow of the undcrparts is much paler. 



In some old specimens of this species from various parts of Euro]ie 

 there are a few white feathers on the hind neck, just between the 

 yellow of the latter and the black crown of the head, sometimes pro- 

 ducing a small, though rather conspicuous white spot on the occiput. 



Ilab. Whole of the Western Palasarctic llegion, from Ireland to 

 Siberia, and from Norway to Algeria, Palestine, and Persia. 



a, b. Pull. St. 

 c, d, e. (S ad. st. 

 f, ff- 6 2 ad. sk. 



h-j}. (S 2 ad. St. 



& 6 pull. St. 

 q. c? 8-d- st. 

 r. c? ad. sk. 

 s. c? ad. st. 

 t, u. 2 ad. sk. 



V, u\ c? ad. sk. 



■r, y. S 2 ad. sk. 

 z. (f ad. sk. 

 a'. S juv. sk. 

 b'. Ad. ; c'. Pull. 



sk. 

 d'. (S ad. sk. 



e\f. S ad. sk. 

 g', h\ S 2 ad. sk. 



t'. 2 ad. sk. 

 k'. (S ad. sk. 

 v. [c?] ad.sk. 

 m'. [5'] ad. ; 

 n'. Pull. sk. 

 o',p'. (S ad. sk. 



q'. 2 ad. sk. 



r'. J ad. sk. 



s'. Ad. sk. 

 t\ u'. In spirit. 

 v'. Skeleton. 

 «?'. Skeleton. 

 x'. Skull. 

 y'-e". Skulls. 



England. 

 Cauibridgeshire. 

 Cambridgeshire, Jan. 



18G6 {J. Baker). 

 Norfolk, June. 



Cookham, Berks. 

 Cookham, Aug. 29, 1870. 

 Maidenhead, Berks. 

 Surrey (F. G.). 



Avingtou, Hants, Nov. 25, 



1872. 

 Avington, Nov. 1873. 

 Stockholm, Oct. 10, 1872. 

 Stockholm, July 15, 1873. 

 Belgium. 



Seville. 



Gibraltar. 



Ha.?keuy, Turkey ( W. 



Pearce). 

 Sidon. 



Gennesareth. 



Erzeroom {Dickson SfRoss). 

 Persia. 



Shiraz, 4750 feet, June 



1879. 

 Shiraz lake, 4700 feet, 



June 8, 1872. 

 N.W. of Shiraz, 5000 feet, 



June 22, 1872. 

 Algeria. 

 Prussia. 

 England. 

 England. 

 England. 

 S. Germany. 



Mr. J. Baker. 

 Mr. J. Baker. 

 F. D. GodmanandO.Sal- 

 vin, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 Lord Walsingham [P.]. 



Mr. W. Briggs [P.]. 

 P. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 

 Gould Collection. 

 F.l). GodmanandO. Sal- 



vin, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 E. Shelley, Esq. [P.]. 



R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 

 W. Meves, Esq. [C.]. 

 W. Meves, Esq. [C.J. 

 Brussels Museum [P.]. 



Howard Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Major Irby [P.]. 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



Rev. Canon Tristram [C. ]. 

 Rev. Canon Tristram [C.]. 

 Goidd Collection. 

 C. Darwin, Esq. [C.]. 



Sir 0. St. John [C.]. 



W.T.Blanford,Esq.[C.]. 



W,T.Blanford,Esq.[C.]. 



M. Verreaux. 



Dr. H. Gadow [P.]. 



G. Ingall, Esq. [P.]. 



Purchased. 



Purchased. 



Dr. Giinther [C.]. 



14. Parus monticolus. 



Parus monticolus. Vigors, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 22 ; Gould, Cent. Him. B. 

 pi. 29. fig. 2 ; FraM. P. Z. S. 1831, p. 119 ; Hodgs. in Grm/s Zool. 

 Misc. p. 83 ; Graij, Cat. Mamm. etc. Kejml pres. Hodgs. p. 72; id. 



