1887.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON SYRNIUM MAINGAYI. 47.3 



S. newarense ; and yet the yellow iris is an extraordinary phenomenon 

 in a Bulaca, but it is confirmed by Mr. Wray's notes on the bird 

 procured by him in the mountains of Perak. 



The following is a detailed list of the specimens of S. newarense 

 in the British Museum. 



a. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. 

 An adult bird, probably c? ; wing 156 inches. Sides of face whity 



brown, barred with blackish, the edge of the ear-coverts white. 

 Fore neck pale, with the cross bars distinct. 



b. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. 

 Supposed cJ; wing 15'0 inches. Sides of face as in preceding bird, 



but the fore neck much more clouded with brown, especially on the 

 sides, which are uniform. 



c. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. 

 Supposed 2; wing 16'6 inches. Markings as in the foregoing 



specimen, but all the bars rather more coarsely indicated. 



d. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. 

 Apparently a female ; wing 1 66 inches. All the cross bars rather 



fine ; the sides of the fore neck and breast also barred. 



e. $ ad. sk. Bussahir. Hume Collection. 

 Wing 15'75 inches. A small bird, if correctly sexed. The under 



surface has a somewhat yellowish tinge, of which there is also a slight 

 indication on the sides of the face. The sides of the fore neck 

 tolerably uniform. 



/. c? ad. sk. Simla, Oct. 3, 1868 {A. O. H.). Hume Collection. 

 This is the specimen described by Mr. Hume (Rough Notes, 

 p. 348). Wing 15 inches. Face brown, barred with blackish, 

 with a fringe of white towards the edge of the ear-coverts. Under 

 surface pale. Fore neck pale, the cross bars very distinct, and the 

 sides of the fore neck only showing uniform brown. 



ff. c? juv. sk. Simla, Oct. 5, 1868 (^. O. H.). Hume Collection. 

 Described by Mr. Hume {t. c). Wing 15*6. 



k. c? ad. sk. Nagkunda, Oct. 19, 1870. Hume Collection. 



A very coarsely marked bird, and somewhat tinged with ochreous 

 buff below. Wing 15'5 inches. 



i. Ad. sk. N.W. Himalayas. Capt. Stackhouse Pinwill [P.]. 

 Wing 15"8 inches. Similar to the paler Kotegurh birds. Very 

 white underneath, with the brown bars very distinct. 



k. 2 ad. sk. Kumaon {TF, Thompson). Hume Collection. 



Wing 16'5 inches. The specimen alluded to by Mr. Hume 

 (Rough Notes, p. 353). It is just like the specimen presented 

 to the Museum by Captain Stackhouse Pinwill. 



/. d" ad. sk. Nepal, Dec. .5, 1877 {Dr. J. Hume Collection. 



Scully). 

 "Wing 14"4 inches" (/. S.). Of general pale aspect, very dis- 

 tinctly baried with brown. Tlie face is very dark aud indistinctly 



