402 General IN . M. Prjevalsky 



1. Leptopcecile elegans, sp. n. 



Mas : vertice et occipite pallide violaceo-cinereis^ fronte pal- 

 lidiore ; crista alba ; loris nigris ; genis^ superciliis, col- 

 lique partibus postica et lateral! castaneis, Dorso cyan- 

 escente-olivaceo ; scapularibus brunnescente-olivaceis, 

 uropygio cseruleo ; gastrseo toto cinnamomeo, abdomine 

 pallidiore, lateribus violaceo tinctis. RemigibuSj rectri- 

 cibusque fuscis, pallide cseruleo marginatis. 



Fern : capitis parte superiore sordidiore quam in mare ; crista 

 breviore ; loris maculisque nuchalibus nigris. Striis 

 superciliaribus angustis nigro-castaneis. Collo jDostico 

 rufescente-olivaceo ; dorso scapularibusque fuscescenti- 

 oribus. Uropygio cyanescente-olivaceo ; geais cineras- 

 centibus ; gula pectoreque sordidc albis, abdomine rufo 

 tincto, lateribus rufescente-violaceis. Remigibus rec- 

 tricibusque ut in mare, marginibus rectricum magis 

 olivaceis. 



Dimensions in millimetres : — 



LeDgth*. Expanse. Closed wing. Tail. Culmen. Tarsus, 

 c? . . . . 104-] 12 152-165 5.3-55 48-55 9-0 19-5-20-5 



2 104-110 158-165 54-56 46-49 9-10 20 



Of the primaries 5=6 are the longest, the 4th being only 

 a little shorter, and sometimes of equal length; 3 = 8; 

 2<10 ; the 1st is not quite double the length of the upper 

 coA^erts. Bill black; eyes red; tarsus duslcy red, toes and 

 claws darker. 



Male. Upper part of the head pale lilac-grey ; the fore- 

 head paler ; gape black. On the nape of the neck is a white 

 tuft about 10 raillim. longer than the nearest head-feathers. 

 The narrow superciliaries, cheeks, lores, sides and back of 

 neck chestnut-coloured. Tail-coverts azure-blue, with red- 

 dish or dusky-olive tips ; upper tail-coverts pale azure-blue. 

 The blue tinge on the back is likewise paler and mingled 

 with dusky olive. Shoulders dusky olive. Throat and 

 breast light chocolate, paler on the belly; flanks and under 

 tail-feathers chocolate with violet tinge. Tail and wings 

 brown ; rectrices and primaries with pale blue margins ; 



* The measurements taken were from the point of the bill to the end 

 of the tail : from freshly killed birds. 



