2. PSALTRIA, 



53 



/. c? ad. sk. 

 g. (S ad. sk. 

 fi,i- c? 2 ad. sk. 

 k. (J ad. sk. 

 I. Ad.sk. 



m. c? ad. sk. 

 n, o, p. Ad. sk. 

 y. Skeleton. 



Krasnojarsk, Oct. 7, 1878. 

 Krasmijarsk, Dec. 3, 1878. 

 Ussiiri river. 

 Lake Baikal. 

 Hakodadi, Japan, Nov. 22 



(H. imteli/). 

 Hakodadi, Nov. 15. 

 Hakodadi. 

 N. Russia. 



Henry Seebohm, Esq. 

 Henry Seebohm, Esq. 

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

 Purchiised. 

 Gould Collection. 



Henry Whitely, Esq. [C]. 

 H. Pryer, Esq. [C.J. " 

 Dr. Gunther [P.J. 



48. Parus brandti. 



Poecile brandtii, Bogdanow, Aves Caucus, p. 89; Schalotv, J. f. O. 

 1880, p. 268 ; Rekhenow Sf Schalow, J. f. 0. 1882, p. 220. 



" Very similar to P. j^cdustris, but with the bill thicker and 

 stronger ; crown of head blackish brown instead of black, and not 

 extending backwards as far as the nape ; throat without any 

 blackish patch. 



" JIab. Caucasus " (Reichenow c|" Schalow). 



Ohs. I have not seen a specimen of this species ; it may possibly 

 belong to the P. luyuhris group. 



2. PSALTRIA. 



Psaltria, Temm. PI. Col. pi. 600. fig. 4 (1836) 



Tj'pe. 

 P. exilis. 



Head, bill, and tail of Psaltria exilis. 



Bill rather broad, short and curved ; nostrils situated in a groove, 

 and thickly covered with small feathers ; first primary longer than 

 half the second primary ; secondaries equal to live sixths of whole 

 wing ; tail graduated, slightly longer than wing ; tarsus anteriorly 

 covered with scales. No crest. Plumage very dull-coloured. Sexes 

 alike. Length of wing about 1"6 inch. 



One species, confined to Java. 



1. Psaltria exilis. 



Psaltria exilis, Temm. PL Col. GOO. fig. 4 ; Gould, B. Asia, pt. vii. ; 



Bp. C. A. i. p. 231 ; Licht. Nomencl. p. 37 ; Suiidev. Ac. Meth. TeiU, 



p. 17. 

 Parus exilis. Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 192 (1846) ; id. Hand-l. B. i. p. 234, 



no. 3390. 



Adult male. Crown and sides of head, wing-coverts, quills, and 

 tail uniform brown; mantle and back ashy grey, slightly washed 



