HYPOLAIS. 



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species intermediate forms might not occur between it and H. pdlliJtt. 

 i extract the foUowino- key to the species from Mr. Seebohm's Cat. B. 

 Br. Mas. vol. v. p. 76. 



A. General colour of the upper parts brown or grey ; under parts 



white or pale brown ; outside tail feathers 0'15 to 0*2 inch 



shorter than the longest. 



(a) 2rid primary intermediate between the 5th and 6th, 

 bastard primary following short of the primary coverts 

 by O'l inch, or extending 0'05 beyond them. Length 

 of wing 305 to 2'8 inches H. languida. 



B. Bastard primary exceeding the primary coverts by at least 



0-1 inch. 



(a) Genei-al colour of the upper parts pale sandy brown 

 or isabellinc brown H. oh^oJeta. 



C. General colour of the upper parts darkish rufous brown or 



[a) 2nd primary generally intermediate between the 

 5th and 6th ; bastard primary exceeding the pi-imary 

 coverts from O'l to 0"3 inches. Length of wing 2'75 

 to 2"5 inches; culmen 0*7 to 0"6 II. pallida. 



[h) 2nd primary generally intermediate between the 7tli 

 and 8th, or 8th and 9th; bastard primary exceeding the 

 primary coverts from 0'2 to 0"4 inch. Length of wing 

 2 53 to 2'3 inches; culmen 0*6 to 0'53 H. rama. 



(c) 2nd primary generally intermediate between 6tli 

 and 7th; bastard primary exceeding the primary coverts 

 0-]5 to 0-26. Length of wing 2-38 to 2-28 inches; 

 culmen 0"51 to 0*5 H. caligata. 



Hypolais rama, Sijhes, F. Z. 8. 1832, p. 89; Blf. East. Pers. ii. 

 p. 187; Uuiiip, iStr. F. vol. vii. 183, 396; Murray, FLlhk., ZooL, S>c., 

 Siiul,-p. 160; Seebolnn, Gat. B. Br. Mus. vol, v. p. 84. Phyllopneuste 

 rama, {Si/ke.H)Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 189, No. 553. — Sykes^ TiiEE VVaubler. 



Seebohm {Gat. B.Br. Mus.) describes this as "a shade darker in colour 

 both above and below, than typical, H. pallida. It is on an average a 

 somewhat smaller bird, with a shorter second primary and a longer 

 bastard primary. The 3rd, 4th and 5th primaries are nearly equal and 

 longest; the second is usually intermediate in length between the 7th 

 and 8th, and not unfrequently between the 8th and 9th, and in rare 

 instances between the 6th and 7th. The bastard primary exceeds the 

 primary coverts by 0*2 to 0*4 .inch." 



Length — Of wing 2*53 to 2"3 inches, tail 2'25 to 1-9, culmen 06 to 

 0'53, tarsus 0-85 to O'B, outside tail feathers 0*25 to 1 5 inch shorter than 

 longest. After the autumn month the under parts are somewhat more 

 suffused with pale buffish brown than appears to be the case after the 

 spring month ; otherwise, I can discover no differences attributable to 

 ago, sex or season, beyond the usual wear and tear of abrasion. 



