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39. 
40. 
Al. 
FAM. PARIDA® 
Rectrices uniform black, or the outermost pair only edged with white at 
tup and along outer web. 
. Largest : wing 85-95 mm. 
Middle-sized : wing 75-84 mm. 
Smaller : wvig 69-76 mm. 
. Foreneck and chest black like throat im males, somewhat duller, 
more brownish black in females; in both sexes a large glossy 
black patch, continuous to black of chest, occupying the middle of 
the breast . 
Foreneck and chest gy Bane black ae oat pea colour fn 
no black patch in middle of breast . 
. Sides of breast, and abdomen dingy white, flanks iy washed with 
pale brownish grey : : 
Sides of breast, and abdomen distinctly Buse with buffy b brown. . 
. Breast and abdomen deeper : cinnamomeous ; flanks not greyish 
Breast and abdomen paler : fawn-colouy or brownish buff; flanks 
washed with greyish. 
. Cinnamomeous colour of belly deeper 
Cinnamomeous colour of belly paler 
Belly light fawn-colour . 
Belly brownish buff or buffy 
. Forehead and crown without any black, the former being white, the 
latter either greyish white, oy light ov dark blue; across hindneck 
a broad band of dark blue or blackish blue. Under parts mainly 
white, ov yellow, or composed of these two colours, often with black 
on throat and middle of breast . : 
Forehead, sides of head, nape band and under ee of re ap 
yufous, palest and shaded with greyish on abdomen. Crown feathers 
blackish, edged with gvey, forming a well-defined cap . 
Upper part of the head uniform black, only forehead sometimes dif- 
Fevently coloured, with or without pale nuchal patch. With more 
or less black on throat. j 
Chin and throat white, without any black. Top 6 of the head whitish 
oy very faintly shaded with pale bluish grey. Outer rvectrices mostly 
white . 
Chin and middle t throat ie Crown light or dark blue, ae 
contvasted with white forehead. Outer rectrices blue-grey, the 
outermost parry sometimes narrowly edged with white along outer web 
Lower parts (except a more or less distinct blackish streak along middle 
of breast) uniform white. cA) Uke eet ates 
Lower parts not uniform white, foreneck and chest being extensively 
bright yellow . : 
Crown nearly pure white; grey at base of lateral vectrices indistinct 
and more restricted 5.8 
Crown distinctly shaded with pale bluish grey; grey at base of lateral 
vectvices very distinct and move extended . 
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32a 
. P. NIGER LACUUM. 
36. P. NIG 
35. P. NIGER EEUCOMELAS. 
34. P. NIGER GUINEENSIS. 
Se 
Shs 
45. P. FASCIIVENTER FASCIIVENTER. 
46. P. FASCIIVENTER TANGANYICA. 
36. 
ae Io 
40. P. RUFIVENTRIS RUFIVENTRIS. 
41. P. RUFIVENTRIS MASUKUENSIS. 
42. P. RUFIVENTRIS PALLIDIVENTRIS. 
43. P. RUFIVENTRIS ROVUME. 
39. (CYANISTES). 
44. P. FRINGILLINUS. 
54° 
40. 
43. 
AT 
42. 
68. P. cyANUS CYANUS. 
69. P. CYANUS TIANSCHANICUS. 
