74 PARID. 
Japan. Southwards it extends to Palestine, Asia Minor and 
Northern Persia. 
The second group, which we may call the Indian cinereus 
group, is to be found through Southern Persia and North Arabia, 
throughout India and in a loop working North, including Afghan- 
istan, Syr Daria and Amu Daria in Turkestan, Tianschan and 
Kashmir. East it is found through Burma and Southern China 
and the countries South of them. Between these two distinct 
groups we have more or less intermediate forms found in Tibet, 
Northern Shan States, and Central Asia. 
Within Indian limits we have no form approaching the 
European Parus major major group, all our geographical races 
belonging to the grey cinereus group. 
Key to Subspecies. 
A. No green on back. 
Upper and lower plumage darker; tail 
black on inner web with grey edge, and 
all grey on outer web. Wing 60 to 
68 mm., tathos Gor6) mm. wai. bes..- P. m. cinereus, p. 74. 
b. Paler; upper parts a pale clear blue-grey, 
under parts almost white, nuchal patch 
distinct and nearly white. Wing 68 to [p. 76, 
fomm,, tailvo2)to 63mm... ... 2.6: a P. m. tntermedius, 
ce. Upper and lower parts darker, nuchal 
patch greyer and inconspicuous. 
a’, Larger; wing 70 to 79 mm., tail 60 [p. 76. 
to 70 1620s ete ae RRR LO Oe CI ore P.m. kaschmir tensis, 
6. Smaller; wing 63 to 70 mm., tail 52 (pad? 
toGS rami... esse Siig pomeeien ee P. m. planorum, 
d. Upper plumage as dark as cinereus; tail 
black on both webs with narrow 
grey edges. Wing 65 to 74 mm., tail [p. 77 
MOM AMI, Soy goubonoondcoon adobe P. m. mahrattarum, 
B. Some green on upper plumage. 
Upper parts and scapulars all olive-green ; 
wing 66 to 79 mm., tail 66 to 74 mm. P. m, tibetanus, p. 78 
lord 
7. Green confined to extreme upper back ; [p. 78. 
wing 61 to 68 mm., tail 53 to 61 mm. P. m. commiztus, 
(51) Parus major cinereus. 
THE Indian Grey Tir. 
Parus cinereus Vieill., Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat., xx, p. 316 (1818) 
(Java). : 
Parus atriceps. Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 46. 
Vernacular names. fain-gangra (Beng.). ' 
Description. Forehead, lores, crown, nape, chin, throat, breast, 
a band on either side the neck connecting the nape with the 
breast, and a band down the middle of the abdomen, black; cheeks 
