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98 Mr. N. Kiiroda on the Birds of [Ibis, 



Including the flanks, varies from deeper to paler greyish 

 olive ; the upper tail-coverts are paler than in P. major 

 hagosliimai Takatsukasa (' Dobutsugaku Zasshi,' xxxi. 1919, 

 p. 55) from southernmost Kiusiu, but rather deeper than 

 that of the typical Hondo form, P. major minor. This 

 Tit ranges from Quelpart Island and Tsushima to the 

 northern parts of Kiusiu (Prov. Chikuzeu, etc.). Dr. Ijima 

 (p. 110) and Seebohm (Ibis, 1892, p. 91) mentioned it from 

 Tsushima. 



114. Sittiparus varius ijimae, subsp. nov. 



Diagnosis. — Very similar to S. varius yahisJiimensis from 

 Yakushima, but the tarsus averages longer and the bill is 

 much thicker. It differs from S. v. namiyei of Niijima, Seven 

 Islands, by the under parts being somewhat paler, by the 

 chest having a paler patch, and by the shorter bill. It 

 differs from S. v. saisiuensis from Quelpart Island by the 

 deeper coloration of the body, by the side of the face being 

 buffy, not whitish, and by the tarsus averaging shorter. It 

 differs from S. v. sunsunpi from Tanegashima by the longer 

 tarsus and by the side of the face not being so white. It 

 also differs from S. v. varius from Hondo (probably from 

 Hokkaido) by the under parts being decidedly deeper in 

 colour, by the mantle being very faintly tinged with olive, 

 and bv the tarsus averaging longer. It differs essentially 

 from S. V. oiostoni and S. v. utsurioensis. 



The type-specimen was obtained by Mr. Teraoka at Nita- 

 mura, Tsushima, Oct. 7. It is an adult male, and is preserved 

 in my collection. 



Measurements : — 6 males : culmen 13-13*5 mm., wing 

 74'5-79 mm., tail 54-595 mm., tarsus 19-20 mm. 5 females : 

 culmen 12'5-13*5 mm., wing 71*5-73'5 mm., tail 50'5- 

 53"5 mm., tarsus lb-19*5 mm. 



The new name is given in honour of the late Dr. I. Ijima. 



Differential measurements and colour of the parts of the 

 body in the forms of Sittiparus varius are as follows : — 



