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almost with a greyish wash above ; upper tail-coverts 

 and tail's edge greener olive, less ruddy olive-brown ; 

 underparts paler yellow. 



Tijpe-locality. Punjab, Himalayas. 



Distribution. N.W. Himalayas (Chamba, Simla, Dharni- 

 sala). 



Type in the British Museum. J", Simla, 24. ii. 1880, ex 

 Hume coll., 86.4.1,2194. 



0^5. I have long surmised that the Golden Tarsiger 

 from the N.W. Himalayas was distinct from birds from 

 Nepal and Sikkim (of which the B.M. contains a good 

 series), but only recently, at my special request, has my 

 friend and colleague, Mr. Whistler, sent me sufficient 

 material of this bird from the N.W. Himalayas to verifiy 

 my suspicion. A single bird from Kumaon appears to 

 belong to the typical race. 



'^ (2) Otus bakkamcena gangeticus, subsp. nov. 



Smaller than 0. h. lettia, but feathering of toes similar ; 

 general colour of upper parts paler. Wing 153-167 mm., 

 mostly 155-162. Nineteen measured. Not nearly as pale 

 as deserticolor. 



Type-locality. Fatehgarh, United Provinces. 



Distribution. Rajputanaand United Provinces. 



Type in the British Museum. ? , Fatehgarh, U.P., 

 11. vi. 1874, ex Seebohm coll., 86.3.25.444. 



V" (3) Otus bakkamcena marathae, subsp. nov. 



Feathering of toes as in 0. b. lettia, but darker in general 

 coloration of upper parts than this and 0. b. gangeticus ; 

 smaller than 0. h. lettia. Wing 152-162 mm., once 165, 

 as in 0. b. gangeticus. Larger than 0, h. hakkamaina. 

 Forty-one specimens examined. 



Type-locality. Raipur, Central Provinces. 



Distribution. Central Provinces, N. of the Eastern Ghats 

 to S. Bengal (Sambulpore and Maunboom). 



