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This genus, by its plumed uures, evidently grades directly to 

 the true Tits ; and both this and the next genus have some affinity 

 for Regulus, and may be said to connect the Warblers with the 

 Tits. 



632. Sylviparus modestus, Burton. 



P. Z. S., 183.5, p. 154— 13LYT1I, Cat. 552— Hoksf., Cat. 373— 

 Parus sericophrys, Hodgson — Parus minutus, Jerdon, Cat. 132. 



The Yellow-browed Flower-pecker. 



Descr. — Above light olive-green ; beneath yellowish ; a pale 

 yellow supercilium ; forehead yellow-green ; wings and tail dusky, 

 edged externally with bright greenish yellow. 



Bill and legs plumbeous ; irides light brown. Length 3f inches j 

 extent 7;^ ; wing 2y'jj ; tail If ; bill at front \ ; tarsus i. 



This small Tit is found throughout the Himalayas, extending, 

 perhaps in the cold weather only, to the plains ; but it is not common 

 anywhere. I procured one specimen near Ajunteh at the edge of 

 the Northern Ghats ; and have since obtained it at Darjeeling. It 

 hunts in small flocks about the foliage and flowers of high trees, 

 feeding chiefly on minute insects. 



Gen. Cephalopyrus, Bonap. 



Syn. uEgithalus, Vigors. 



Char.- — Bill like that of S^lvijyarus, but more lengthened, conic, 

 and pointed ; nostrils apert ; wings very long, pointed ; tarsus 

 short, stout ; feet very small ; lateral toes unequal ; hind toe mode- 

 rately long ; claws well curved. 



This chiefly differs from Sylviparus by its exposed nares, 

 evincing less afl&nity to the Tits. 



633, Cephalop3nrus flammiceps, Burton. 



^githalus, apud Burton, P. Z. S., 1835, p. 153— Dicseum 

 sanguinifrons, A. Hay, J. A. S., XV. 44. 



The Flame-fronted Flower-pecker. 

 Descr. — Above yellowish green, brightest on the rump and 

 upper tail-coverts ; forehead, top of head, and chin, rich shining 

 orange-red ; wings dusky, edged with green ; and with two light 



