156 W. T. Blanford— On Birds from SilcJcim. [No. 2, 



by Mr. Mandelli, and I find a third in the Indian Museum collection, which 

 contains an abundance of Calcutta specimens. If the Himalayan race be 

 seperable, it might bear Hodgson's name pyrriceps. The figures in the 

 Planches Colories and in Malherbe's Monograph are of the Bengal race. 



163. Ytj]s t ghpictjs ptgm^us (Vigors). Sikkim. 



91. Chelidon Nipalensis, (Hodg.) 



I found this bird tolerably common in the Tista valley between Chung- 

 tarn and Tamlung, often hunting in company with Collocalia nidi/lea. None 

 were seen above about 5000 feet elevation. 



263. Tephbodoenis pelvica, (Hodgs.) 



An adult (male ?) is sent by Mr. Mandelli, and I have two skins pur- 

 chased at Darjiling, one perhaps that of a female, agreeing with Swinhoe's 

 description of that sex from a Hainan specimen, Ibis, 1870, p. 212, except 

 that the eye streak is well marked, and the lower points brownish. It is 

 probably a young bird, for there are some pale markings on the edges of the 

 secondary epulis. The bill, however, is black throughout. The dimensions 

 (in inches) rather exceed those given by Jerdon and Swinhoe. 



wing. tail. tarsus, bill from forehead, bill from gape. 



1. Adult (Pniale),... 4"65 3'7 82 0"85 115 



2. ? Female, 4-6 335 083 0"8 1-1 



3. Young, 4-7 36 0"83 0"77 1*1 



The third has the plumage above rather light brown, with traces of 

 white bars on the back, the feathers of the head with pale centres, eye streak 

 brown, secondary quills and tail feathers with rufous borders, and an 

 interrupted dark streak, inside the pale border, the tips being mottled ; 

 lower parts brownish, but paler than in No. 2 ; bill pale coloured throughout. 



270. GrEATJCALUS Macei, Less. 



A young bird from Sikkim is moulting, and exchanging its nestling 

 plumage for that of the adult. Some of the nestling feathers remain, those 

 on the back are earthy brown with pale edges, those on the lower parts 

 brownish grey, also with pale edges, but there are not many left, so that it 

 is difficult to say to what extent the under surface is barred in this stage. 

 It is evident, however, that the bars, if they exist, are much broader than in 

 the form commonly described as the young,* and much browner in colour. 

 The new feathers on the other hand are pure ashy grey on the throat and 

 upper breast, barred on the lower breast, abdomen and thigh coverts, the 

 vent being white. Wing 7"2, tail 5'6, tarsus 1'12 inch. 



This is a very interesting specimen, because it proves that it is not the 

 young bird, nor the bird of the second year, which is barred underneath 

 * Hartlaub Jour. F. Ornith, 1864, p. 440. 



