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tliers in viridipennis, erochrous and macuUpennis ; but as this 

 may be a mere individual variation from the normal colouring, 

 I do not propose a new name for the bird. 



566.— Reguloides proregulus, Tall. 



Two males, Valley, January and Marcli. — Length, 3'55 and 

 3*6 ; expanse, 6*15 and 6'25 ; wing, 2*0 aud 2'1 ; tail, l'43and 

 1-5 ; tarsus, 0-65 and 0-73 ; bill from gape, 0-43 and 0-44; bill 

 at front, 0*29 and 0'3; closed wings short of tail, 0*5 and 

 0-55. 



Female, Valley, March. — Length, 3*5 ; expanse, 6*0 ; wing, 

 1'9 ; tail, 1*4 ; tarsus, 0*65 ; bill from gape, 0*43; bill at front, 

 0'28 ; closed wings short of tail, 0*6. 



Upper mandible black ; the lower mandible dusky, yellowish 

 at the base ; irides dark brown ; gape orange ; feet dingy green- 

 ish brown ; claws dusky ; soles yellowish green. 



This pretty species is tolerably common in the valley ot 

 Nepal in winter. I found it only in the Residency grounds, 

 where it frequented the pine trees in small parties. 



568.— Reguloides erochrous, Uodgs. 



Male, Chitlang Valley, Decembe}'. — Length, 4'15 ; expanse, 

 6"5 ; wing, 2*35 ; tail, 1'75 ; tarsus, 0'8; bill from gape, 0*49 ; 

 bill at front, 0*34 ; closed wings short of tail, 0"45. 



Male ? Sheopuri Ridge, February . — 'Length, 4"3 ; expanse, 

 7*1 ; wing, 2-4 ; tail, 1-75 ; tarsus, 0*8 ; bill from gape, 0'5 ; 

 bill at front, 0*33 ; closed wings short of tail, 0*65. 



Bill black ; base of lower mandible and gape yellow ; irides 

 dark brown ; feet dusky greenish, the soles greenish yellow ; 

 claws dusky. 



The Bar-winged Warbler is a winter visitor to the hills round 

 the valley of Nepal and the Chitlang Valley. It wfas always 

 found hunting about in the bushes at elevations of rom about 

 6,000 to 7,500 feet, but it was never abundant. It does not 

 appear to frequent the central part of the Nepal Valley. 



572.— Abrornis xanthoschistus, Eodgs. 



. Ten males. — Length, 4*1 to 4-35; expanse, 6'5 to 6-8; wing, 

 2-15 to 2-3; tail, 1-7 to 18; tarsus, 0-7 to 0-75; bill from 

 gape, 0"53 to 0-55 ; bill at front, 03 to 0'4 j closed wings 

 short of tail, 0-5 to 0*75. 



Seven females. — Length, 3*85 to 4-2 ; expanse, 6-0 to 6*65 ; 

 wing, 2-0 to 2-1 ; tail, 1-55 to 1-7 ; tarsus, 0-7 to 0-74; bill 

 from gape, 0-5 to 0-55 ; bill at front, O'S to 035 ; closed wings 

 shortoftail, 0-5 to 0-85. 



