484 A Monograph of Indian Phylloscopi. [No. 5. 



3. Ph. lugitbris, nobis, J. A. S. XII, 968. Length 4f to 4f 

 in., by 7£ in. across : wing 2|- in. ; first primary f to -^f in., and the 

 2nd -^ in. shorter than the third, which does not quite equal the 

 4th and 5th : tail If in., subeven. Bill to gape nearly f in. Tarse 

 f in. Irides dusky. Bill dusky above, and also on the medial part 

 of the lower mandible ; the rest amber-coloured. Legs pale greenish- 

 dusky. Plumage, above dusky olive-green, nearly as in the last 

 species, but without the tawny shade ; also a similar pale yellowish 

 supercilium, and tips to the medial wing-coverts : below albescent, 

 faintly tinged with yellow medially, and laterally with the hue of 

 the flanks. 



Common in Lower Bengal during the cold season, and more or 

 less so over the country generally. 



4. Ph. afffnis ; Motacilla affinis, Tickell, J. A. S. II, 576 : P7i. 

 flaveolus, nobis, passim; Abromis xanthog aster, Hodgson, Gray, 



Zool. Misc. 1844, p. 82. Length 4f to 4£ in., by 6^ to 7 in. in 

 expanse : wing 2^ to 2f in. ; having the 1st primary f in., and the 

 second T 5 6 in. shorter than the third, which almost equals the 4th 

 and 5th: tail If to If in., its outermost and penultimate fea- 

 thers very slightly graduating : bill to gape ^ in., or a trifle more : 

 tarse f in., or nearly so. Irides dark. Bill dusky above, amber- 

 coloured below : legs pale brownish- dusky, tinged with yellow ; the 

 soles more or less yellowish. Plumage, above fuscous olive-green, 

 with an extremely faint tawny tinge ; no pale tips to the medial 

 wing-coverts : supercilia, cheeks and under parts, pale sullied yellow, 

 brightest on the middle of the belly, with a slight tawny tinge in 

 some, and the breast and flanks a little infuscated. 



This species might be supposed to be the young of the preceding, 

 in corresponding yellowish garb to the young of Ph. trochiltjs and 

 Ph. rufus ; but on minute comparison of freshly killed specimens, 

 they are seen to be distinct. The bill is more feeble, and much 

 more compressed, in Ph. affinis ; whereas in Ph. lttgubris it is 

 very little compressed, and the rictal seta? are considerably more 

 developed. The colour of the legs is also very different, being in 

 litgubris pale greenish-dusky, while in affinis there is a strong 

 tinge of brown. Prom examination of a great number of specimens, 

 we feel convinced that the colouring here described is permanent. 



