on Dr. Jerdoii's * Birds of India.' 27 



Abrounis griseifrons, G. R. Gray (Cat. Birds of Nepal, 

 2nd ed. p. 33). 



" Upper surface olivaceous-yellow ; front obscure grey ; eye- 

 brows, from nostrils to the hind-head, and throat white ; ear- 

 coverts obscure grey and white; wing-coverts fuscous, margined 

 with olivaceous-yellow; quills fuscous-black, margined exter- 

 nally with olivaceous-yellow, and internally with rufous-white ; 

 tail fuscous-grey, margined externally with olivaceous-yellow, 

 and internally with rufous-white; beneath the body bright 

 yellow ; bill plumbeous, and feet pale. Length 4" 1'", wings 2", 

 tarse 9'", bill from gape 5'"." 



Abrornis maculipennis, nobis, sp. nov. 



This is a species allied to A. superciliaris {A. Jlaviventris, 

 no. 574), but with two distinct yellowish-white wing-bands 

 and an oval whitish spot at the tip of the outer web of each 

 tertiary. Crown dusky greyish-olive, with white supercilia 

 and albescent medial streak. Upper parts olive-green ; the 

 throat and breast ashy; belly, flanks, and r\nnp-band dull 

 yellow ; three outer tail-feathers on each side having their inner 

 webs white. Wing 2*75 inches, tail 1*25 inch, tarsi 58 inch. 

 From Nipal or Sikhim. Specimen in the India Museum at 

 Fyfe House. 



I cannot recognize the " Abrornis '^ noticed by Dr. A. L. 

 Adams (P. Z. S. 1859, p. 182), which he says is common in the 

 woods and thickets of the lesser ranges of the Western Himalayas. 

 " Approximates pretty closely to the Abrornis xanthoschistus, 

 Hodgson, but differs in some respects. Size of Motacilla tro- 

 chilus, Linn. ; bill long, slender, and slightly notched, with a 

 few weak bristles at the gape ; head, neck, and back leaden- 

 ashy^ a white line over the eye; rump and sides tinged with 

 yellow; * * ^ tail pretty long, olive ; wings rounded, first quill 

 very short, second not so long as third, fourth, fifth, and sixth, 

 which are about equal; throat, neck, breast, and lower parts 

 lively yellow ; tarsus long, slender, and light brown ; lateral 

 toes unequal. Call-note loud ; often seen with the Parus me- 

 lanolophus, Vig." 



A conspectus of the Indian Phylloscopus group may here be 

 acceptable. The numbers are those of Dr. Jerdon's work. 



