3. ACRKDVLA. fi3 



Hah. Eepresents the European Loug-tailed Titmouse in Soutlicrn 

 Japan. 



a, h. Ad. sk. Japan. J. Gould, Esq. 



c. Ad. slf. Japan. H. Pryer, Esq. [CI. 



d- Ad. sk. Yokohama. H. Prjer, Esq. [C.]. 



10. Acredula irbii, 



Parus eaudatus, Naceyro, Cat. Av. Galizia, in Mem. It. Acad. Madrid, 

 p. 126 (1850). ' 



I'anis eaudatus atidt. Hisp. et Ifal. passim. 



Acredula caudata, Salvad. Faun, difal., Ucc. p. 07 (1871). 



Acredula irbii, Shaiye &j- Dresser, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 312 ; Bresser B 

 Eur. iii. pi. 105. ' ■ 



Acredula irbyi, Giglioli, Ibis, 1881, p. 193. 



Differs from A. rosea in its smaller sizo and by the coloration of 

 the back. Hind neck and sides of crown black ; the line of demar- 

 cation between the black semicollar and the mantle well marked ; 

 back without any black : all the feathers of the mantle, the back^ 

 rump, and scapulars pale bluish grey at their bases, the rest of the' 

 feathers vinous, sometimes with faint whitish tips ; the amount of 

 vinous colour varies much on the different parts, the scapulars and 

 the sides of the rump appearing almost entirely vinous, whilst the 

 middle of the back inclines more to blue-grey ; npper tail-coverts 

 black with greyish tips. Total length under 5-5 inches. 



Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



Ohs. The three specimens from Piedmont in the British Museum 

 are intermediate between A. irbii and A. rosea. 



Hah. This bird is found in Spain, Sicily, and in the southern half 

 of Italy. In northern Italy it gradually changes into the north- 

 western species {A. rosea). Mr. Sharpe shot a beautiful typical 

 specimen of A. irbii at Mongcron near Paris. 



a. Immat. sk. Gibraltar. Colonel Irby fP 1 



b. Ad. ,sk. Gibraltar. Colonel Irby rP.i. 



c. d ad. sk. Gibraltar, May 2. Colonel Irby iP.]. 



d. Nestling sk. Gibraltar. " Colonel Irby [P.] 

 c. d ad. sk. Gibraltar, Feb. 7 (Irbi/). J. Gould, Esq. 



/. d ad. sk. Piedmont. H. E. Dresser, Esq [P.] 



^. $ad. sk. Piedmont, Dec. 14, Count Salvadori fP. 1. 



1873. ^ -■ 



/(. S ad. sk. Sicily. H. Saunders, Esq. [P.l 



u Ad. sk. Wongeron, Seine-et- Pt. B. SLarpe, Esq. [P.]. 



Oise, France, Feb. 



Ib75. 



