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7. Sitta himalayensis. 



Sitta himalayensis, Jard. et Selby,Ill. Oni. iii. pi. 144 (1835) ; Gray, 



Geti. B. i. p. 148 ; Gould, B. Asia, part i. ; Bp. C. A. i. p. 227 ; 



Horsf. ^- Moore, Cat. p. 720 ; Jcrdon, B. Lid. i. p. 385 ; Sclat. 



Ibis,'imo, p. 309 ; Jerdon, Ibis, 1872, p. 20; Hume, Str. F. 1879, 



p. 262. 

 Sitta himalayana, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xix, p. 579 ; id. Cat. B. Mus. 



As. Soc. p. 190 ; Adams, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 494, 1859, p. 174. 

 Sitta nipalensis, Hudys. J. A. S. Bcny. v. p. 779 (1836) ; id. in Gray's 



Zool. Misc. 1844, p. 82 ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 148. 

 Sitta nepalensis, Bp. C. A. i. p. 227 (1850) ; Licht. Nomencl. p. 65 



(1854). 

 Sitta himalaiensis, Reichenb. Handb., Scans.-p. 151, pi. 612. fio-g. 3551, 



3552 (1851). 



This bird is closely allied to S. ccesia, from which species it 

 chiefly differs by its much smaller size and by the colour of the tail 

 and under tail-coverts. General colour above deep slaty blue ; the 

 greater part of the basal two thirds of the central pair of tail-feathers 

 is pure white, the rest coloured like the back ; all the outer feathers of 

 the tail are black, the outer two pairs having large white subterminal 

 patches. Old males have the sides of the breast, the flanks, abdomen, 

 and the whole of the imder tail-coverts rich rufous ochraceous, 

 sometimes almost chestnut-red ; ear-coverts and fore neck pale 

 ochraceous. " BUI dusky bluish, changing to fleshy grey towards 

 the base ; iris dark brown, legs fleshy grey " (Hodgson). Culmen 

 0-65 inch, wing 2-7-2-9, tail 1-4.5-1-6, tarsus 0-7. 



Female. Throat, fore neck, and upper part of breast rather whitish 

 or pale cream-colour ; the rufous on the sides less pronounced. 



Hah. The higher regions of the greater part of the Himalayas. 



a. c? ad. st. Nepal. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



[P.]. 



b, c,d. c? $ ad. sk. Nepal (B. IT. Hodgson). India Museum [P.]. 



(Types of S. nijialensis.) 



fij .f> 0, h, i. [ d 2 ] Nepal {B. H. Hodgson). India Museum [P.]. 



ad. sk. 



k, I. cJ ad. sk. Darjiling (Pearso)i). India Museum [P.], 



m, n. cJ 2 ad. sk. Kumaon (Cairi. Stra- India Museum [P.J. 



chey). 



0. Ad. sk. Daijiling. Gould Collection. 



p.\_6^ ad. sk. Mussoorie, Aug. 12, 1868 Gould Collection. 



(Marshall). 



q, r. Ad. sk. Bootan. Pemherton, Esq. [P.]. 



8. [cJjad. sk. N.W.Himalayas. Capt. Stackhouse Pin- 



will [P.]. 



8. Sitta neglecta. 



Sitta neglecta, Wald. Ann. ^- Mag. K. H. (4) v. p. 218 (1870) : Hume, 

 Str.F. 1874, p. 473, 1875, p.. 87; Elwes, P. Z. S. 1875,' p. G61; 

 Blytfi, B. Burm. p. 112 ; Hume S,- Davison, Str. F. 1878, p. 201 ; 

 Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 90 ; Bingham, Str.F. 1880, p. 171 ; Oates, 

 B, Brit, Burm, p. 131. 



