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Bill: upper mandible black, lower mandible dusky at tip, 
yellow at base. Irides hazel brown; legs and feet, yellowish 
fleshy ; claws, brown horny. 
The specimen whose dimensions, &c., I give above is very 
doubtfully referred to this species by Mr. Hume, who has not 
yet been able to compare it with the type. I found the 
bird between Kizil Aghil and Tam at elevations of from 7,000 
to 9,000 feet, in August. The bird occurred in long grass 
(called chigh) near the Arpalak and Sanju streams; it seemed 
to be very restless, continually flitting from blade to blade, and 
only one specimen was obtained. In Turkiitis called Chighchi, 
in allusion to the grass which it frequents. . 
546 dis.—Suya albosuperciliaris, * Zwme. 
9. Yarkand, 16th June.—Length, 65; expanse, 8:0; 
wing, 2°55; tail, 3°3; tarsus, 0°96; bill, from gape, 0°68; 
closed wing fall short of tail, 2°65; weight, 0°6 oz. Bill 
dusky greyish above, lower mandible fleshy; irides, dark 
brown ; legs and feet, greyish fleshy ; claws, grey horny. 
2. Yarkand, 13th June.—Length, 6°6; expanse, 7°8; 
wing, 2°4; tail, 3:0; tarsus, 0°9; bill from gape, 0°65; closed 
wings fall short of tail, 2°3; weight, 0°65 oz. Bill, brownish 
black above ; lower mandible, fleshy ; irides, dark brown ; legs 
and feet, flesh color; claws, brownish horny. 
Two young males, Yarkand, 17th June.—Length, 5:8 to 6:0; 
expanse, 8:0; wing, 2°5; tail, 2°5 to 2°85: tarsus, 0°95 to 1:0; 
bill, from gape, 0°63 to 0°64; closed wings fall short of tail, 
18 to 1:9. Bill, grey horny, brownish or dusky above ; irides, 
dark brown; legs and feet, fleshy ; claws, brownish horny. 
This species is tolerably common in the plains of Hastern 
Turkestan, where it is said to be a permanent resident. It has 
arather sweet plaintive note and frequents long grass and 
bushes growing near rivers and streams. It breeds in May 
and June; some young birds were obtained about the middle 
of the latter month. The Turki name for the species is 
Suram. 
503.—Phyllopneuste rama, Sykes. 
Three males shot at Yarkand in May and June.—Length, 5:3 
to 5°45; expanse, 7:2 to 7°6; wing, 2:23 to 2°5; tail, from 
vent, 2:2 to 2°3; tarsus, 0°85 to 0°9; bill, from gape, 0°6 to 
0°65 ; weight, 0°4 oz.; closed wings fall short of tail, 1:1 to 
1-4. Bill: upper mandible, dusky brown or black ; lower 
mandible, yellowish horny ; irides, ight brown or hazel ; legs, 
a and brownish fleshy ; feet, fleshy or greenish ; claws, 
ack. 
rae Ee been suggested that this must stand as Rhopophilus pekinensis, Swinh.— 
AS OPeEL. : 
