Mr. 0. Salvin on the Genus Ciuclua. 115 



C. similis C. nquatico scd supra valdc pallidior marginibus 

 pluniarum dorsi et uropygii brunncsccutioribus : subtiis 

 abdomine toto pallidiorc, hypochondriis brumiescentioribus. 

 Hab. Switzerland, Lebanon, and also probably all the moun- 

 tainous districts of the south of Europe. 

 Mus. Brit., J. Gould et H. B. Tristram. 



The white coloui'ing of the under surface seems to extend 

 lower down the body than iu the English ; the brown colour 

 of the head and neck, which is decidedly paler, also extends 

 further down the back; but these points are difficult to de- 

 termine in skins. 



This race, which has already been twice mentioned by Mr. 

 Tristram, is easily distinguishable from the more northern bird. 

 Mr. Tristram has kindly lent me one of his Lebanon skins, which 

 has enabled me to compare it with Swiss specimens in the Bri- 

 tish Museum and in Mr. J. Gould's collection. Scarcely any dif- 

 ference is perceptible between them. The ferruginous colour of 

 the under plumage is rather brighter in the Swiss bird, which 

 more nearly, as regards the extent of white of the breast, ap- 

 proaches the northern race ; but these are distinctions too insig- 

 nificant to form a basis of separation, and, from so few speci- 

 mens, cannot be proved to be constant. Though Vieillot, in 

 redescribing the Dipper of Europe, certainly did not mean to 

 restrict the application of the name, C. albicollis to this race only, 

 have, to avoid giving a fresh designation, taken advantage of his 

 placing the Pyrenees and Alps at the head of his list of local- 

 ities to adopt his name. The Alps and the Lebanon are the only 

 two localities which I can actually assign to this race ; but it 

 ought certainly to frequent suitable intermediate localities, and 

 probably also the Pyrenees and Spain. Specimens are required 

 to prove this, and also to ascertain the northern limits of its 

 range, which may include the mountains of Central France. 



3. CiNCLUS MELANOGASTER, 



Sturnus cinclus, Linn., Fauna Suecica, no. 214, and Syst. Nat. 

 p. 290 (1766); Nozemann, Nederl. Vog. tab. xiv. (1770). 

 C. melanogaster, Brehm, Lehrb. Eur. Vog. i. p. 289 (1823) ; 

 Temra., Man. d'Orn. iii. p. 106 ; Gould, B. Eur. pi. 84, and B. Gt. 

 Brit, (sub C. aquatic.) ; Adams, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 180. 6'. sep- 



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