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tinged with rusty ; the back of the crest and nape bright rusty ; 

 the rest of the upper plumage, with the tertiaries, and outer webs 

 of the larger quills, and of all the tail-feathers, dull olive 

 or rufescent brown ; quills and tail feathers dusky on the inner 

 webs ; quills beneath, near the base, pale buff; lining of wings 

 white ; ears, chin, lower neck, and breast, vinous buff; an in- 

 distinct black moustachial line ; the lower belly, and under tail- 

 coverts, deep rusty ; middle of the abdomen rusty white or greyish, 

 tinged with rusty. 



Bill fleshy red; legs orange buff; irides brown. Length 5£ 

 inches ; extent 1\ ; wing 2^ ; tail 2 ; bill at front ^ ; tarsus not \^. 



This bird is rare at Darjeeling, and I only procured one or two 

 specimens ; one that I examined had eaten berries. It is found 

 in the Himalayas, from Nepal to Bootan. 



628. Yuhina nigrimentum, Hodgson. 



J. A. S. XIV. 562— Horsf., Cat. 401— Blyth, Cat. 1934. 



The Black-chinned Flower-pecker. 



Dcscr. — Head ('crested) and nape, slaty grey ; back and rump 

 dull olive-green ; quills and tail dusky, edged with the same ; tip 

 of chin and lores black ; cheeks grey ; ear- coverts whitish ; throat 

 white, the rest of the lower parts fulvous or rufescent, slightly 

 darker on the lower tail-coverts. 



Bill dusky above, lower mandible red ; feet reddish yellow ; irides 

 brown. Length 4£ inches; extent Qh ; wing 2£ ; tail 1^; bill at 

 front f ; tarsus f-. 



This is a somewhat rare bird. I found some seeds and some small 

 insects in the stomach of one I examined. Its forehead was pow- 

 dered with pollen. A nest was once brought me which was 

 declared to belong to this species ; it was a very small, neat 

 fabric, of ordinary shape, made with moss and grass, and 

 contained three small pure white eggs. The rarity of the bird 

 makes me doubt if the nest really belonged to it. It has as yet only 

 been found in Nepal and Sikhim. The two last species of Yuhina, 

 though not well known, apparently, to the Shikarees, were called 

 by them Turringing-pho, the name properly applied to Jxvlus 

 occipitalis. 



