PARING. 281 



Wynaad, and all along the range of Ghats ; also in the Saugor 

 territories, in the Vindhyan range of mountains near Mhow, and 

 in the jungles South-east of Nagpore. It usually frequents open 

 forest, and has the usual manners of its tribe. 



649. Machlolophus spilinotus, Blyth. 



Parus, apud Blyth, J. A. S. XVIII. — Blyth, Cat. 539 — 

 Horsf., Cat. 598 — Jard., Contrib. Orn. p. 49, with figure — Gould, 

 Birds of Asia, pt. IX. pi. 15. — P. xanthogenys, apud Blyth, 

 J. A. S. XVI. 445 — Muchetink^ho, Lepch. 



The Black-spotted Yellow Tit. 



Descr. — Very similar to P. xanthogenys, but the back with 

 broad, black, longitudinal spots, the yellow generally more vivid, 

 and the posterior feathers of the crest broadly tipped with 

 yellow ; a well marked yellow supercilium over the eye, extend- 

 ing to the base of the bill ; lores yellow ; black neck stripe not 

 so broad ; the black of the throat and front of the neck also not so 

 broad, nor extending to the gape, as in the other species ; the 

 white edging to the tertiaries less conspicuous, and white tips of 

 the tail also are narrower. 



Bill black ; legs plumbeous ; irides light brown. Length 5^ 

 inches ; wing 3; tail 2£; bill at front 11 mill. ; tarsus f. 



This species of Tit is found in Eastern Nepal, Sikhim, and the 

 Khasia Hills of Assam. It is not very common about Darjeeling, 

 and is chiefly found from 4,000 to 5,500 feet ; I observed nothing 

 peculiar in its habits. 



An allied species of this group occurs in Burmah, Parus sub- 

 viridis, Tickell. 



The last species to be noticed is perhaps the finest of all, and is 

 the giant of the group. It associates very naturally with the last 

 species, but has been separated, on account of its large size, different 

 plumage of the sexes, and slightly different style of coloring. 



Gen. Melanochlora, Lesson. 

 Syn. Crataionyx, Eyton. 



Char. — Of large size ; highly crested ; bill somewhat length- 

 ened ; sexes differ considerably in colours. 



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