174 Mr. E. Blyth on the Indian Pbylloscopi. 



mences building in ]\Iai-ch, The nest would appear to resemble 

 those of Phylloscopus trochilus and Ph. rufus. Eggs spotless 

 white. Vide Hutton, in J. A. S. xvii. pt. ii. p. 688. 



5. CuLiciPETA poLiOGENYS, nobis^ J. A. S. xvi. 441. 



Length 4^ in. : of wing 2^ in., with the outermost primaiy ^ 

 in. long, the second exceeding it by y^^ in., and the third i in. 

 shorter than the fourth, which equals the fifth and sixth : tail 

 If in. : bill to gape -f-^ in. ; and tarse ^ in. Bill dusky above, 

 yellow or amber-coloured below. Legs pale. Plumage, above 

 dark olive-green, slightly yellowish on rump, with a conspicuous 

 narrow yellowish-white wing-band : crown and ear-coverts dusky- 

 gray, with blackish coronal bands ; the chin, and feathers pro- 

 ceeding from the base of the lower mandible, grayish-white : 

 rest of the lower parts bright yellow : tail with its three outer 

 feathers white on the inner web, as in C. pulchra. 



We have only seen this well-mai'ked species from Sikkim. It 

 might be mistaken for the preceding on a very superficial view ; 

 but besides the differences in the details of colouring, its 

 wings are much more rounded and the bill is somewhat less 

 compressed. 



6. CULICIPETA CASTANEOCEPS. 



Ahrornis castaniceps, Hodgson, nobis, J. A. S. xiv. 593. 

 Abr. castaneoceps, H., Gray, Zool. Misc. 1844, p. 82; G. R. Graj% 'Ap- 

 pendix to Catalogue,' p. 152. 



" Length 4^ in. : wing nearly 2 in. : bill to gape above | in. : 

 tarse f in. Upper surface olive-green : front and top of head 

 pale rufous-chestnut ; hind-head and nape grayish -slate. Lower 

 part of back and abdomen bright yellow : throat white : wings 

 and tail brownish -black, margined with yellowish-green: greater 

 coverts of the wings tipped with yellow, forming two bands.'' — 

 G. R. Grmj. 



" Above vernal green : belly, vent, and croup, deep yellow. 

 Chin to belly white, passing laterally to soft plumbeous. Top 

 of head chestnut, bounded by black to sides. I3ill and legs pale. 

 Length 4 in. : wing 1|^ in. : tail 1| in. : bill to forehead f in. : 

 tarse f in." — Hodgson. 



Procured by Mr. Hodgson in Nepal. We have never seen a 

 specimen. 



Finally, may be noticed a Javanese species of this group. 



7. CULICIPETA TRIVIRGATA. 



Sylvia trivirgata, Temmiuck, YeiTeaux MS. 



Phylloscopus trivircjatuSy Strickland, figured and described in Sir W. Jar- 

 dine's ' Contributions to Ornithology,' November 1849. 



" Length 4 in.; of wing 2 in. 2 1.; middle tail-feathers 1 in. 8 1.; 

 outermost \^ in. : bill to gape 5 1.; tarse 7 1. 



