18 PASSERES 
139. Median upper wing coverts black, with broad, white edges, 
greater series black, exteriorly narrowly edged with blue and 
broadly tipped with white . . . . . ». «= . 
— Median upper wing coverts uniform pale bluish grey, greater 
series bluish grey, dusky on inner web, broadly tipped with 
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Lower vump only grey; white tips to greater wing coverts and 
tuner secondaries vathey navvowey . . . . . . . 
140. 
— Whole rump grey; white tips to greater wing coverts and inner 
secondaries vathey widey. . . . . . . « . - 
Green area above more restricted to upper back; yellow of under 
parts decidedly paler . 
— Green area above extended all over anterior and middle portions 
14. 
of back; yellow of under parts much deeper . . . . . 
141a. Larger : wing of male 75 mm. and more, of female 71-74 mm. 
— Smalley : wing of male 71-735, of female 68-70 mm. 
142. Yellow of under parts duller, about sulphur-yellow. . . . 
— Yellow of under parts deeper, more saturated, often mixed with 
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144. Yellow of under parts slightly purer, the wedge-shaped white 
apical spot on the outermost vectvix more extended, abruptly 
defined ee 2 . 
-— Yellow of under parts sligi ghtly duller, the sbwoate ceed e white 
apical spot on outermost vectrix more restricted and vather 
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145. Tarsus longer : 20-22 mm, Yellow of under parts never 
admixed with creamy-white . . . . 
— Tarsus shorter : 18-20 mm. Yellow of under parts often 
admixed with creamy-whtte. . . . . . .. . 
Smaller 
— Larger : wing 68-74, tail 60-70 mm. 
: wing 67-69, tail 57-60 mm. 
147. White on outer vectvices much more extended, especially the 
blackish 
stvipe along basal half ofimneyweb. . . . . . . 
penultimate paiy entirely white, except a narrow, 
— White on outer rectvices much less extended, the penultimate pair 
blackish, with a short, wedge-shaped apical spot only white . 
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— Smalley: wing 65-7OMM.. . «. « 2 « 5 = « 
149. Greater portion of upper back olive-green. . . woe 
— Only the anterior portion of upper back, next to Wagan nuchal 
patch, olwe-syeem . 5 2 4 « 4 & 
140. (P. MONTICOLUS). 
1. (P. major part.). 
2. P. MONTICOLUS MONTICOLUS. 
3. P. MONTICOLUS INSPERATUS. 
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P. MAJOR BLANFORDI 1). 
P. MAJOR ZAYROSSIENSIS I). 
Ila. P. MAJOR TERRESANCT. 
143. 
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5. P. MAJOR NEWTONI. 
4. P. MAJOR MAjoR. 
7. P. MAJOR CORSUS. 
6. P. MAJOR EXCELSUS. 
: : 140. 
g. P. MAJOR APHRODITE. 
8. P. MAJOR PELOPONNESIUS. 
23. P. MAJOR TIBETANUS. 
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21. P. MAJOR MINOR. 
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22. P. MAJOR COMMIXTUS. 
24. P. MAJOR OKINAW2. 
1) Owing to lack of material Iam unable to say by which characters the two forms are distinguishable. Sarudny’s 
long description is almost useless. 
