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— o, C. pulchra, (Ilodg., ibid.), — 6, C. castaniceps, (Hodg., ibid.) — 7, 

 C. trochiloides {Acanthiza trochiloides, Sundevall, v. Ph. reguloides, 

 nobis, XI, 191, and XII, 963), — and 8, C. occipitalis, (Jerdon, XIV, 

 593), formerly referred by me to Phyllopneuste* 



As anotber aberrant member of the same group, but which can 

 scarcely range in the same minimum division with C. Burkii, though 

 barely separable from C. trochiloides in a subgeneric sense, we have the 

 Regulus modestus, Gould, a form which, if Abrornis be detached from 

 Culicipeta, would equally require to be separated, and might range as 

 the type of a distinct subdivision — Reguloides, nobis. 



Then, of Phyllopneuste may be recognised two marked subdivisions ; 

 that with the green plumage, typified by Ph. hippolais of Europe and 

 Ph. indica : and that with brown plumage, exemplified by Ph. rama : 

 the former being allied to the green species of Phylloscopus ; the latter 

 to those with brown plumage, as Ph. fuscatus and its immediate allies. 



Also, of Phylloscopus, should perhaps be distinguished the bright 

 green species with long wings, such as Ph. sibilatrix and Ph. nitidus ; 

 and the numerous species of the type of Ph. trochilus and Ph. rufus of 

 Europe, of which I have already described — Ph. javanicus, (Horsf. v. 

 magnirostris, nobis,) Ph. viridanus, Ph. lugubris, Ph. tristis, Ph. brun- 

 neus, and Ph. fuscatus ; probably also the Ph. affinis, (Tickell), to 

 which Mr. Jerdon refers his Sylvia indica. 



The last appears to be a bird which I long regarded as the young 

 (in the yellow dress) of Ph. lugubris ; and which Mr. Jerdon thinks 

 is his Ph. indicus, but wishes to see a recent specimen before he 

 quite decides that it is so. That it is distinct from Ph. lugubris, I am 

 now satisfied ; and must not omit to state that Prof. Behn, of Kiel 

 University, first pointed out to me the specifical distinctions of the 

 two, when we had fresh specimens of each before us, in the course of 

 a fortnight's trip which I had the pleasure of taking with him and 

 M. Kielroup, both of the scientific corps attached to the Danish frigate 

 Galatea, in quest of specimens of all kinds on the banks of the Hoogly and 

 their vicinity. The following are the distinctions which I noted down 

 at that time. The bill is more feeble, and much more compressed, in 

 Ph. affinis ; while in Ph. lugubris it is very little compressed, approach- 

 ing to the Culicipeta (i. e. Abrornis) form, and the rictal setse are 



• To the synonymes already given of C. Burkii, add Acanthiza arrogans, Sundevall. 



