12 PASSERES 
— Under parts below black throat not uniform cinnamomeous, being white 
oy whitish medially, buff, olive-grey ov olive-byown on sides and 
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63. Chin, throat and foreneck uniform black, abruptly defined against 
colour of breast. Sides and flanks olive-grey or olive-browitt's. oa th SAR eee Be 64. 
— Chin and middle of upper throat only uniform black, the black bases, 
on lower throat and foreneck, being almost completely concealed by 
theioroad whate tps. Sides and flanks: Gui veW c eetnr en 
64. Back olive-grey, edges of upper wing coverts and quills olive-greyish ; 
sides of neck pure white, sides and flanks dingy olive-grey. . . 118. P. SCLATERI. 
— Back dusky olive-brown, edges of upper wing coverts and quills olive- 
brown; sides of neck clouded with brownish; sides and flanks dark 
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65. Larger : wing 64-69, tail 56-58 mm., with sides and flanks more 
vufescent olive-brown. . . . . . . . . . . «+. . 120. P. HYPERMELANUS DEJEANI. 
— Smaller : wing 62, tail 49 mm., with sides and flanks deeper olive- 
brown without any rufescent tinge. . . . . . . . . . YIg.P,HYPERMEL#NUS HYPERMELANUS. 
66. Back as well as edges to upper wing coverts and quills decidedly 
brown, without or with very little greyish admixture. Sides dect- 
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— Back as well as edges to upper wing coverts and quills decidedly 
greyish, with little brownish admixture. Sides not perceptibly 
winshed witlibupy. % Ws wy Vs cee Es eee As) ue ee eee ee 
67. Smaller : wing of male averaging 64 mm , with back much darker, 
deep brown with a slight, but decided vufescent tinge . . . . 125. P. PALUSTRIS DRESSERI. 
— Larger : wing of male averaging 66 mm., with back decidedly paler, 
earthy- or hair-brown without any vufescent tinge . . Ft Se tele Ra ey ree Son oe 
68. Sides and flanks strongly and extensively suffused with deep buf sides 
of neck much clouded with dusky. Back deepey brown . 2 |. | sw sw OE 
— Sides and flanks but faintly washed with pale buff, this colour gradu- 
ally shading wnto the white area of the middle; sides of neck 
scarcely clouded with pale brownish. Back paler, ashy byrown . . . . . . . 4. . ss... Piles 
69. Back deep hair-brown; buff wash on sides and flanks strongly pro- 
nounced . . . ts, TSP RD eo Se ee OP as ee 20 a) SPAS ERTS MAGUS: 
Back lighter brown; buff wash on sides and flanks paler. . jncieh Poe ye, oil 4-9 ae ke) ee 
70. Back waymer brown. 2 5 . 2 « «2 » © » « 5 « » 228. 0P2 PALUSTRISIKOREJE WI. 
— Back lighter, sandy brown. . . . . » . «. . |. . | . 129. P. PALUSTRIS HELLMAYRI. 
7s Back darkeviand browney < -s Seas a Ven cs Gey) Be ares Pee) se ne 
—— Back palervand anovesgreyish brown... Px). Veeco ti ate Toh ee 
72. Back somewhat darker, more olive-byown. Bill averaging longer and 
SVOULEKS ody Me Wes 4 Se 4s ok Pinos) Woke aey)t eet ee ee 124. P. PALUSTRIS LONGIROSTRIS. 
— Back somewhat paler, more purely haty-brown. Bill averaging shorter 
and. more'siendey, = es Oe 2 PAR TISMRIGICOMMUNIS. 
73. Back decidedly greyish brown ; edges to upper wing coverts and quills 
less brownish. Bill slender. . . . . ~~ & 6) 6 ez ee PALUS TRIS PALUSTRIS: 
