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i". Mantle and Hanks paler, 

 golden yellow ; superciliaries 



narrow and dirty, but visible ; [(p. 408). 

 collar complete behind .... 25. gmelini, sp. n. 

 j". Mantle and flanks brighter, 

 golden orange ; superciliaries 

 scarcely visible or completely 

 wanting ; collar often incom- 

 plete behind 23. holdtreri (p. 406). 



6. White collar complete and very broad, 



even in front. 



k'. Black patch under the ear with a 



white spot; superciliaries white, 



broad and nearly meeting in front; 



general colour of mantle and 



flanks very pale; scapular margins 



maroon ; chest - feathers with 



narrow, if any, blackish-blue 



margins ; front and sides of the 



neck more purplish blue than 



green. 



s. Wing-coverts ashy grey ; crown 



and nape somewhat lighter, 



slightly more sandy yellow ; 



mantle rather paler, more 



straw-yellowish ; rump some- [(p. 309). 



what greyer 10. alpherakyi, sp. n. 



a. Wing-coverts creamy or sandy 

 grey ; crown and nape some- 

 what darker, a little more 

 rusty brown ; mantle slightly 

 brighter, more golden yellow- 

 ish ; rump somewhat more [(p. 403). 



olive 20. ussuriensis, sp. n. 



/'. Black patch under the ear with no 

 white spot. 

 a'. General colour exceedingly pale ; 

 mantle and flanks straw-yellow; 

 scapular margins rufous bull'; 

 crown more yellowish olive ; 

 superciliaries snow-white and 

 very broad ; front and sides of 

 the neck more greenish ; wing- 

 coverts bluish grey; rump more 

 mottled 21. hagenbecki (p. 405). 



