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cere to point of bill, 8 ; depth of closed bill at cere, 0*78 ; 

 cere on culmen, 0*2 ; closed wings short of tail, 5'0. 



Bill horny yellow ; base of upper mandible coral red; cere 

 orange ; irides light straw ; feet pale greenish ; claws horny grey. 

 An adult bird, with the head dark slaty, bordered by a narrow 

 black band which meets at the chin ; below the black ring a half 

 collar, on back of neck bright green ; a small maroon-red wing 

 spot ; end of tail saffron yellow. 



Three 1/oung males, January. — Length, 13 to 12*3 ; expanse, 

 18-5 to 18-75 ; wing, 6-4 to 6-6 ; tail, 5 5 to 6-25 ; tarsus, 0-5 

 to 0'55 j bill from gape, 0"65 to 0*72 ; anterior margin of cere 

 to point of bill, 0*75 to 084; nostril to point of bill, 08 to 

 0*82; depth of closed bill at cere, 0*78 to 0'82 ; cere on cul- 

 men, 0-2 to 0"22 ; closed wings short of tail, 29 to 3*5 ; 

 weight, 4ozs. to 4*75ozs. 



Bill horny yellow, livid at tip ; base of upper mandible 

 reddish brown ; irides yellowish white ; feet grey, or yellowish 

 fleshy ; forehead and cheeks dingy greyish gi-een ; top and 

 back of head dark green ; a pale and rather bright green ring 

 round neck ; no black mandibular stripe, and no wing spot. 



Female, young, January. — Length, 12*5 ; expanse, 18 7; wing, 

 6'5 ; tail, 6*0 ; tarsus, 0*6 ; bill from gape, 0*7 ; anterior mar- 

 gin of cere to point of bill, 0*34; nostril to point, 0'85 ; depth 

 of closed bill at cere, 0'83 ; cere on culmen, 0*2 ; closed wings 

 short of tail, 3*0; weight, 4*25 ozs. Colors of soft parts and 

 plumage as in the young males described above. 



The Slaty-headed Paroquet is tolerably common in the valley 

 of Nepal in winter, and is usually seen there in flocks of vari- 

 ous sizes from December to April. In December it was found 

 in great numbers about the Sisagai'hi Ridge, and in January in 

 the Residency grounds. Curiously enough, all the birds 

 noticed about the Residency appeared to be young ; these were 

 comparatively fearless and easily approached. This species 

 seems to be very capricious in its movements and wanders 

 about a good deal ; it is a favourite cage bird in Nepal. 



152.— Palaeornis fasciatus, P. L. S. Mull. 



Male, young, Valley of Nepal, ^Olh August. — Length, 10 ; 

 expanse, 18 ; wing, 5*8; tail, 3'5 ; tarsus, 0*b*; bill from gape, 

 0"8; bill at front, 1"0; depth of closed bill at cere, 0*94 ; cere 

 on culmen, 0"15; closed wings short of tail, 1*6; weight, 

 oozs. 



Bill horny black ; base of lower mandible and tip of upper 

 brownish : irides creamy white ; cere grey plumbeous ; feet 

 pale green ; claws dusky or livid. A dusky band, 0*2 in width, 

 across forehead extending to the eyes ; above this on the fore- 



