.Mr. A. Hume on Indiun Ornitholngy. 409 



Plumage. — Tail, quilJs (except a broad white bar), the greater 

 coverts, and the whole top of the head and nape black, with a 

 metallic purplish blue lustre. Most of the feathers of the head 

 with a minute rufescent white speck at the tip. All the prima- 

 ries with a very broad white bar extending from near the bases 

 to near the tips, aod, except on the first primary, occupying the 

 outer as well as the inner webs. The rest of the plumage some- 

 what pale Jay-oolour, a mixture of pale rufous and fulvous fawn, 

 with, especially on the back and rump, a vinaceous tinge, be- 

 coming paler beneath and albescent on the chin, cheeks, and 

 lower tail-coverts. 



7. SuYA ALBOSUPERCiLiARis, sp. nov. The YarkandWarbler. 



Male. — Dimensions : length 7 inches ; expanse 8 ; tail from 

 vent 4 ; wing 2*5 ; bill at front 0-55 ; tarsus 0'95, 



Pbimage. — A long superciliary stripe from the nostrils over 

 the lores, eyes, and ear-coverts white. A dark brown mousta- 

 chial stripe from the gape, under the eyes and ear-coverts. Top 

 and back of the head reddish desert-colour or pale rufous brown, 

 with a faint vinaceous tinge towards the forehead, each feather 

 with a narrow dark brown central stripe ; back of the neck, 

 back, and rump desert-colour, the feathers of the back with 

 dark central streaks. Chin, throat, and lower parts white, 

 tinged on breast, flanks, and tibial feathers with pale rufous 

 buff. Wings brown ; tail dark brown, with numerous narrow, 

 close-set, obsolete bars, only seen in certain lights. 



All these and some other known, but hitherto unfigured, spe- 

 cies, will be figured in the little brochure that Dr. Henderson 

 and I are preparing. 



It will be remembered that I questioned the occurrence of the 

 true Golden Eagle within our limits. To the kindness of Mr. 

 Wilson, better known as " Mountaineer," I now owe two noble 

 specimens of this species, shot between Mussowree and the 

 Snowy Range, in the neighbourhood of the latter, and also a 

 valuable note on the distribution and habits of the species in the 

 Himalayahs, which will appear in Part I. No. 3 of my " Rough 

 Notes." 



Mr. Gould has lately characterized a new Eastern Starling 



