REMARKS ON THE GENUS PERICROCOTUS. 



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The Whitebrowed Pied Minivet appears to belong- essentially to 

 the dry open portions of Upper Pegu and Independent Burmah ; 

 like the preceding species, it is very capricious in its choice 

 of localities, and is apparently, like it, never very abundant 

 even in the special localities it affects. 



4.— Pericocotus peregrinus, Lin. S. N., I., p. 342., 

 1766.— Jerd., B. of I., No. 276, I., p. 423.— 

 Gould. B. of. As., Pt. IX, PI. 5. 



? cinnamomea, Lin., S. N., I., p. 335, 1766. 

 ? indicus, Sparrm., Mus. Carls, t. 50, 1787. 

 malabaricus, Gm. S. N., I. 1012, 1788. 

 cocciueus, Gm. S. N., I. 1015. 1788. 

 The name cinnamomea, if it really applied, ought strictly 

 speaking- to have precedence, but the diagnosis is absolutely 

 wrong, and the description is so bad that it seems to have 

 been by general consent set aside, and it is to my mind doubt- 

 ful whether it does really apply. 



I have already (S. F., L, p. 178) remarked upon the extra- 

 ordinary degree to which the coloring of this species varies 

 with locality ; but I think it may be advisable to contrast clearly 

 both sexes from say Anjango, in Travancore, and Sindh. No 

 one examining these two types alone could admit that they 

 belonged to the same species. 



Sindh. 



<$ Head and mantle pale 

 grey. 



Chin and throat greyish 

 dusky. 



Entire lower parts and wing- 

 lining white, with a fiery 

 saffron tinge on upper 

 breast only. 



Dark portions of wings and 



tail brown. 

 Rump and wing spot mingled 



pale yellow and pale scarlet. 



Anjango. 



<J. Head and mantle black- 

 ish iron grey. 

 Chin and throat intense black. 



Entire breast, abdomen and 

 sides intense fiery orange 

 scarlet ; wing-lining-, vent 

 and lower tail coverts 

 bright orange. 



Dark portions of wings and 

 tail black. 



Rump and wing spot intense 

 scarlet. 



$ . Head and mantle 

 pale earthy brown. 



very ? . Head and mantle dark 

 grey brown, much darker 

 than these parts in the 

 Sindh male. 



