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224. Yuhina occipitalis. The Slaty-headed Yuhina. 



Yuhina occipitalis, Hotlgs. As. Res. xix, p. 166 (1836) ; Bli/th, Cat. 

 p. 100 ; Horsf. 8f M. Cat. i, p. 261 ; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 261 ; Bkmf. 

 J. A. S. B. xli, pt. ii, p. 44 ; Hume, Cat. no. 627 ; Scully, S. F. 

 viii, p. 321 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 633. 



The Slaty-headed Hill- Tit, Jerd. ; Turringing-pho, Lepch. 



Fig. G2. Head of Y. occipitalis. 



Coloration. Forehead and crest slaty grey, with whitish shaft- 

 streaks ; posterior feathers of crest and the nape chestnut ; hind 

 neck ashy ; upper plumage rufous-brown ; wing and tail brown, 

 the outer webs margined and suffused with rufous-brown ; a circle of 

 white feathers round the eye ; ear-coverts and the region of the eye 

 slaty grey, streaked whitish ; a narrow interrupted black moustachial 

 streak ; chin, throat, breast, and sides of neck vinous ; sides of the 

 abdomen rusty grey ; abdomen pale chestnut ; thighs, vent, and 

 under tail-coverts bright chestnut ; under wing-coverts and edge 

 of wing white. 



Bill reddish brown ; iris red-brown ; feet orange-buff ; claws 

 horny-brown (Scully'}. 



Length about 5 ; tail 2 ; wing 2'4 ; tarsus '7 ; bill from gape *7. 



Distribution. Nepal, Sikhim, and Bhutan, at elevations of from 

 7000 to 10,000 feet. 



225. Yuhina nigrimentum. Tlie Black-chinned Yuhina. 



Polyodon nigrimentum, Hodgs. in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 82 (1844). 



Yuliina nigrimentum, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. xiv, p. 562 (1845) ; Blyth, 

 Cat. p. 337 ; Horsf. $ M. Cat. i, p. 262 ; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 262 ; 

 Hume, N. $ E. p. 306 ; Godw.-Aust J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. ii, p. 169, 

 xlv, pt. ii, p. 82; Hume, Cat. no. 628; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, 

 p. 633 ; Hume, S. F. xi, p. 252 ; Oates in Humes N. fy E. 2nd ed. 

 i, p. 139. 



The Black-chinned Flowcr-pedter, Jerd. ; Turringing-pho, Lepch. 



Coloration. Forehead and crest black, each feather margined with 

 grey ; nape and sides of the head grey ; lores and chin black ; upper 

 plumage and tail dull olive-green ; primaries and secondaries brown, 

 with a narrow external edging of olive-green to each feather ; throat 

 white ; remainder of lower plumage fulvous, tinged with rufous. 



Bill dusky above, lower mandible red ; feet reddish yellow ; iris 

 brown (Jerdoii). 



