1872.] W. T. Blanford— Zoology of SiMcim. 53 



base, supercilia dull white, sides of head greyish brown, sides of neck, breast 

 and flanks ashy ; chin and middle of throat white, abdomen white also, but 

 less pme, lower tail coverts slightly fulvous, thigh coverts dark brown. A 

 rather younger female has a browner back and flanks and indistinct super- 

 cilium. 



The young birds agree with Dr. Stoliczka's description, (J. A. S. B. 

 1S68, Part II, p. 45) except that my specimens, which are perhaps females, 

 have no white at the base of the tail. 



The measiuements of my Sikkim specimen, except the tarsus and bill, 

 are less than those given by Dr. Jerdon. 



Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Bill from forehead. Bill from gape. 



Male, 275 2'2 125 0-48 072 



Female, 27 2"05 122 0*48 07 



Ditto, 2-82 2-2 1-23 0-52 075 



514 Cyanectjla suecica, (L.) — This was seen occasionally in the latter 

 part of September, and more frequently in October, apparently coming from 

 the north and migrating southwards. I shot one bird at Momay Samdong 

 on the 19th September. 



In Mr. Gr. B. Gray's ' Hand list,' the Indian blue-throat is still classed 

 as C. ccerulecula, Pall., but Mr. Blyth, in the Ibis for 1867, p. 17, note, has 

 shewn that it is identical with the Swedish form, the type of Motacilla suecica 

 of Linnasus, and until Mr. Blyth has been proved to be in error on this point, 

 the Indian race must bear the latter name. 



Sylviadce. 



558 Phylloscoptts* lugttbkis, Blyth. — This appears to be the com- 

 monest warbler in Sikkim, and in all probabibty breeds abundantly in the 

 higher parts of the hills. I met with it very frequently, solitary or in families, 

 amongst the rhododendron bushes at elevations from 12,000 to 14,000 feet 

 on the Chola range, and again from 10,000 to 13,000 or 14,000 in the pine 

 forests of Lachiing valley, associating in flocks with Loplioplianes and other 

 birds. The specimens shot by me have distinct whitish tips to the larger 

 wing coverts, whereas in birds shot in the plains these are usually wanting, 

 doubtless from their being gradually worn off ; my birds also are more yellow 

 beneath, and the axillaries and edge of the wing are clear pale yellow, whilst 

 birds shot near Calcutta are mostly greenish on these parts. There is, 

 however, some variation in this respect. 



* If the type of Phyllopneuste, Meyer, be P. trochilus, the Indian birds ascribed 

 to Phylloscopus by Jerdon must be placed in that genus. G\ B. Gray, in his recent 

 Hand-list, separates the Indian birds, which he places under Fhyllopneuxte, from P. 

 ^trochilus, P. rufa, &c. classing these as Asilus, Moehring. I greatly doubt if the 

 separation is justified by the structure of the bird. As I have not tho means of 

 clearing up this question, I use Jordon's generic names. 



