it 9 1 9-] from South Anudiit and Cochin Chhici. 587 



3 S afl-, - (S jiiv., 4 ? ad., 1 ? juv. Dalat, 5000 ft., 

 S. Aiuiam. 4 April-l May, 1918. 



1 c^, 1 ?. Laiif^biaii Peaks, 55-7500 ft. 18-20 April, 

 1918. 



"Iris liazel-crimson, bill l)lack, feet dark brown." 



Males. T. L. 224, 220, 230, 218 ; W. 90, 92, 89, 89 mm. 



Females. T. L. 228, 220, 220, 210, 217 ; W. 83, 85, 89, 

 83, 87 mm. 



This series agrees well with the original description, except 

 that the back is grey, only slightly washed with vinaceous, 

 and the breast suffused with grey like the flauks. One female 

 from Ualat is partially albinistic, being of various tints of 

 isabelline correspondiug to the normal birds in depth of tone, 

 the head and wings being dark brown. 



151. Siva sordida orientalis, subsp. nov. 



Most nearly allied to Siva sordidior Sharpe (P. Z. S. 1887, 

 p. 438) from the mountains of the Malay Peninsula, with 

 the under surface white, slightly creamy on the abdomen, 

 not vinous grey ; but with practically no trace of stripes on 

 the forehead or any blue tint. Secondaries edged with 

 white, not with blue or violet; outer web of tertiaries 

 broadly pale, contrasting markedly with the inner web 

 which is much darker ; rump paler than the back, which 

 is also lighter than in S. s. sordidior. Tail with the two 

 outer pairs of feathers white on the inner web ; winglet not 

 tipped with white. 



Types. ($ ? . Langbian Peaks, 6-7500 ft., S. Annam. 

 18 April, 1918. 



"Iris pale yellow; maxilla dark brown, mandible fleshy; 

 feet dull fleshy brown." 



2 S • Dran, 3000 ft., S. Annam. 16-17 May, 1918. 

 2 c^ . Dalat, 5000 ft., S. Annam. 3-1 May, 1918. 



5 (^ , 8 $. Langbian Peaks, 55-7500 ft., S. Annam. 

 16-26 April, 1918. 



Males. T.L. 163, 165, 166, 176, 168, 157, 167, 108, 175*, 

 W. 66, 66, 65, 63, 67, 65, 64, 66, 64 * ; T. 74* ; Ts. 24*; 



B. f. g. 18 mm. 



* Types of the siib:ipecies. 



