BETA I LED LIST OF BIRDS. 
211 
Pass, differs in having the whole of the crown and nape 
pure white, instead of bluish white, as in the autumnal 
specimens, and further, in having this white head-patch 
sharply defined against the black of the back, instead of, as 
in the autumn specimens, shading off gradually to the lower 
back. This was the first specimen preserved, and probably 
represents the full breeding plumage. 
Only three females were obtained, and these, as well as 
others in my museum, absolutely want the wing patch. 
The whole upper surface, including the wings, is a pale dull 
earthy brown ; the rump and tail are much as in the male, 
but somewhat paler ; the chin and throat and upper breast 
are a sort of mixture of the dull pale earthy brown of the 
upper surface with pale rufous, and the abdomen, vent, and 
lower tail coverts are rufous fawn, brightest upon the lower 
tail-coverts and palest in the middle of the abdomen. The 
bird figured by Gould (B. of A., PI. III.) as a female or 
young male must certainly have been the latter. \_A. O. if.] 
503. Ruticilla frontalis (Vigors). 
This species was very plentiful in Kashmir, but only on 
the return journey in October. It was always observed 
hopping from branch to branch in brushwood and dense 
jungle, feeding on insects. The following are the dimen- 
sions of a male : Length, 6 ; tail from vent, 2*5 ; expanse, 
9 ; foot, greatest length, 1"25 j wings when closed reach to 
within 1 of end of tail. [G. H.^ 
504. Ruticilla coeruleocephala (Vigors). (PI. XIV.) 
This species was only met with in the Sind Valley and 
at Punch, on the way down from Kashmir. Dr. Hender- 
son notes the dimensions of a male. Length, 6 ; tail from 
vent, 2'75 ; expanse, 10 ; wings when closed reach to 
within 1*12 of end of tail. 
Mr. Blyth correctly points out that the female* is not, 
* Dr. Jerdon's dimensions also differ widely from the results of my 
measurements. 
Of a male.— Length 5*8 to 6'0 ; wing 3'12 ; bill at front 0-36 ; fourth 
and fifth quills equal, sixth and third equal. In winter plumage, both the 
black and the blue of the male are so concealed by pale brown or rufous 
tippings, that even the male is not easily recognised from Dr. Jerdon's 
p 2 
