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t Pkopakxjs manipukensis, O. Grant. 

 The Manipur Fulvetta. 

 Proparus manipurensis, O. Grrant, Bull., B. O, C, vol. xvi., p. 123. 

 Differs from vinipectus, in having no conspicuous white supercilimn. 



Propakus cinereiceps, Verreaux. 



The Grey-headed Fulvetta. 



Siva cinereiceps, Verr. W. Arch-, Mus., vi, p. 37 (1870). 



Fulvetta cinereiceps, Sharpe, Cat., B. M., vii., p. 628. 



Description. — Lores, forehead, crown and nape, grey tinged with jrinkish-brown ; 

 back, pale brown, rump and tail-coverts olive-yellow, outer edges of tail feather dark 

 grey edged with olive; the earlier primaries edged ashy-blue, blackish on the later ; 

 wing-coverts same colour as rump ; chin, throat, sides of the neck and breast, vin- 

 ous-grey; throat with indistinct stripes of greyish ; flanks ochraceous. Female, 

 similar to male. 



Wing : in male, 61 mm. ; female, 57 mm. ; tail, 55 mm. ; culmen, 9 mm. ; tarsus, 

 25 mm. 



Iris light yellow; bill black ; feet ashy rufous. 



Habitat. — China, W. Szechuan, S. Shensi. 



The only two specimens in the Museum are from S. Kansu. 



Propaetjs striatioollis, Verreaux. 



Siva striatioollis. Verr, N. Arch. Mus., vi., p. 38 (1870). 



Fulvetta striaticollis, Sharpe, Cat., B.M., vii., p. 629. 



Description. — ^I have not been able to examine a specimen of this species so 

 quote Dr. Sharpe's description. 



" Upper parts of the body olive-brown, becoming greyish on the neck, marked 

 with blackish stripes on the head and nape ; lower surface of body silk grey, striped 

 with blackish on the throat, and with an olive shade on the flanks ; lores black ; 

 tail greyish, slightly rounded ; wings brown edged with ashy grey on the remiges, 

 with black on the secondary quills, and with olive on the tertiaries. Iris yellowish- 

 white ; bill brownish-grey on the upper mandible and whitish on the lower one ; feet 

 and claws grey." Total length, 4'8" ; tail, 2-5" ; wing, 2-5" ; tarsus, 9"; bill front 2-5". 



Habitat. — Moupin, W. China. (Sharpe). 



Propartts gttttaticollis, De La Touche. 



De La Touche, Bull., B. 0. C, vi., p. 50 (1897). 



Description. — Similar to P. striaticollis. 



Lores, and round the eye and ear-coverts greyish ; forehead, crown, nape and 

 back brownish ; an indistinct darker stripe on each side of the nape ; rump tinged 

 with fulvous ; tail brownish with darker outer edges ; wing, earlier primaries 

 bluish -grey, later black, chin and throat greyish-white with greyish -brown stripes ; 

 breast vinous grey ; flanks pale brown. 



Wing : male, 57 mm.; female, S.'J mm., tail, 53 mm.; bill intensely black, 9 mm., 

 tarsus, 24 mm. 



Habitat. — China, N. W. Foh-kien, Kuatun. 



fPROPARTJS FORMOSANUS, O. Grant. 



Propartis formosanus, 0. (Irant, Bull., B. C, xvi, p. 120 (1906.) 

 Wing, 55 mm.; culmen, 9 mm.; tail, 54 mm.; tarsus, 25 mm. 

 Habitat.— Mt. Morrison, 9,000 feet, Formosa. 



Propartjs cinericeps fucatfs, Styan. 

 Stya.n., Ibis, 1899, p. 295. 

 Similar to P. cinericeps, Verreaux. 



I have not been able to examine any specimens of this sub-species. 



P. cinericeps. P. fucatus. 



Head Grey. Earthy brown. 



Back Kufous. Dark chestnut. 



Rump, flanks and under- 

 tail coverts Olive- Bright rufous 



Habitat — Ichang, China. 



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