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Birds of Celebes: Sylviidae. 
J. f. 0. 1885, 181; (17) Collett, Ibis 1886, 217—223; Meves, Oriiis 1886. 
223; (18) Styan, BMs 1887, 219; (19) Sharpe, Ibis 1888, 201; (20) W. Bias., 
Ornis 1888, 314, 605; (21) Everett, J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 1889, 96; (22) Steere, 
List B. &M. Philipp. Is. 1890, 20; (23) Salvacl., Orn. Pap. Agg. 1890, 138; (24) 
Whitehead, Ibis 1890, 51; (25) Seeb., B. Japan. Emp. 1890, 69; (26) Salvad., 
Ann. Mils. Civ. Gen. 1891, 68; (27) Styan, Ibis 1891, 321, 339; (28) Sceb., Ibis 
1892, 10; (29) De La Touche, t. c. 415; (80) Oust., N. Arch, du Mus. 1893, 176; 
(31) Biittilc., Zool. Erg. Weber’s Reise Ost-Lid. 1893, 293; (32) Grant, Ibis 1894, 
408; (33) M. & Wg., J. f. O. 1894, 246; (34j Bourns & Worces., B. Menage Exp. 
1894, 39; '35) Hart., Hov. Zool. 1894, 469; (36) id., ib. 1895, 466; (37) Everett, 
Ibis 1895, 23; (38) Grant, t. c. 443; (39) M. & Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, 
p. 13; (40) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 150, 167, 544, 566, 581; '(41) Bilttik., Notes 
Leyden Mus. 1896, XVIH, 182. 
g. Phyllopseustes borealis (1) Meves, J. f. O. 1875, 429; (2) Ridgw., Man. N. Am. B. 1887, 
567; (3) Nelson, Report N. H. Coll, in Alaska 1887. 
h. Aeanthopneuste borealis (1) Oates, Faun. Br. Ind., B. 1889, I, 412; (2) Pleske, Vog. 
Russ. Reiebs H, 156 (1889). 
“Puti arelo", Talaiit, Nat. Coll. 
For further synonymy and references cf. Salvador! 9\ Seebohm 10\ Taczaiiowski c77; 
Oates h 1. 
Figures and descriptions. Dresser FIT; Middendorff b J; J. H. Blasius c JJ; Baird f /; 
David & Oiistalet c 75; Taczaiiowski c77; Salvadori 9; Seebohm 70; Oates 
75, h 7; Ridgway g 2. 
Adult [winter]. Above olivaceous green, the greater wing-coverts tipped with yellowish 
white, forming a bar; superciliary stripe from nostril to above ear-coverts 
huffy; ear-coverts and lores mixed with dusky; under-parts white, slightly 
washed with yellow on throat, abdomen and under tail-coverts, with drab on sides 
of breast and sides, becoming more olive-green on hanks; under wing-coverts pale 
yellow (Great Sangi: Meyer — C 3654). 
“Upper mandible dark brown, the edges and tip yellow; gape and basal half 
of the lower mandible orange-yellow, terminal half dusky; mouth bright orange-yellow ; 
iris dark brown; legs hesh-colour, tinged with yellow; claws yellowish hom-coloiir 
(Oates h 7). 
Female. Rather smaller than the male (Collett 5, 77). 
Measurements (9 examples, Talaut, Sangi, and Celebes). Wing 63— 68 mm; tail c. 40 — 46; 
tarsus c. 18.5; bill from nostril c. 7.5. A from Kalao Id. (Everett) is much 
'larger; wing 73 mm; not so, however, a Q: wing 65. 
Eggs, 5 — 7. Pure wliite, profusely spotted with very small and very pale pink spots 
(Yenesei — Seebohm VII). 
Nest. Semi-domed, the outside composed of moss, the inside of fine dry grass, built on the 
ground on the side of a tussock of grass and the like (Seeb. VII). 
Distribution. Heligoland (Gatke cl, e II, c3, 28); Norway (Collett 5, VII, 17)-, North 
Russia (Meves g 1, Seebohm & H. Brown 2, Henke 77); Siberia — Obi valley 
(Finsch c 77); Yenesei valley (Seebohm VII, cl7)\ Lena (Bunge c 77); Kamtschatka 
(Dybowski c 77); Baikal, Dauria etc. (Godlewski c 77); Mongolia (Prjevalsky c 74); 
Tibet (Bonvalot & D’Orleans 50); Alaska (Nelson ,7 2, g 5); Kurile Is. (Schrenck 
VII, Wossnes. 25); Commodore Is. (Stejneger c77); Corea (Kalinowski c 15, 
eloy, Japan (Blakiston & Pryer 25); Cluna (Swinhoe c 4, David cl3, Styan 
27, etc.); Formosa (Swinhoe c 4); Manipur (Hume hi)', Burmah (Oates 75, lily. 
