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1872.] W. T. Blanford — Zoology of Sikkim. 
gulam interveniente ; remigibus brunneis, extus, primo exeepto, fulvo-, intux 
alio marginat is ; prirni pogonio externo et pennarum singularum, propter 4 
primus et tres ultimas, maeulis magnis basin versus pogonionm internorum 
albis ; tectricibus alarum minoribus plerumque albis ; angulo alee grisescente ; 
supracaudalibus fulvis elongatis, rectricibus mediis fusco brunneis, fulvo mar- 
ginatis, cceteris basin versus pallide cinereis, postice et ad margines albescen- 
tibus, terminationibus semipollicaribus cum rectricibus mediis concoloribus ; 
pectore abdominergue albis, vix fulvo tinctis ; iridibus rufescenti-brunneis, 
rostro pedibusque nigris. Long, tota 6, long, alee 3 75, caudce 2’35, tarsi 082, 
rostri a fronts 042, poll. (Angl.). 
Fiemina f route albcscente et uropggio rufescente ; torque collari subtus 
hand interrupts, postice brunneo. Habitat in Tibet. 
Male. Forehead whitish passing into the rather pale umber brown of 
the head ; supereilia white ; lores and a line from them passing under the eye 
black, this line is continued posteriorly over the ear coverts, and its colour 
changes to dark ferruginous ; hack umber brown with broad central dusky 
streaks to the feathers, rump more ferruginous ; wings brown, the first prima- 
ry with the outer web white, the others with fulvous outer margins, all with 
white internal edges, and a broad white wing band, only visible on the ex- 
panded wing, formed by a large spot on the inner webs of all the primaries 
except the first four, and the whole basal portion of the inner web of the 
remaining quills except the last three, which have broad fulvous borders ; 
smaller wing coverts mostly white, angle of the wing greyish. Upper tail 
coverts very long, pale umber with a fulvous tinge ; central tail feathers and 
the tips of the remainder for about half an inch dark brown with fulvous 
margins, basal portion of all the tail feathers except the central pair pale 
ashy with some white on both inner and outer webs between the grey por- 
tion and the brown tips, increasing in quantity on the outer feathers, and 
running up the external web which is entirely white in the outermost pair. 
Sides of the head below the black eye streak, chin and throat white, with two 
black lines, one from each side of the base of the lower mandible, running back- 
wards and diverging ; ear coverts bright ferruginous, sides ot the neck the 
same, hut a little paler, the rufous tint forming a demi-collar, only inter- 
rupted for a very narrow space in front ; remainder of the lower parts white 
with an isabelline tinge. Iris reddish brown, bill and legs black. 
The female wants the whitish forehead and the rufescent tinge on the 
rump ; the demi-collar is brown posteriorly, and, in the only specimen ob- 
tained, it is continuous round the front of the neck. 
The dimensions given above were taken from a male before skinning. 
The following are taken from two other skins, a male and a female. 
Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Hind claw. Bill from forehead. Bill from gape. 
Male, 363 223 0'85 036 042 053 
Female, 356 21 0'87 032 0'43 0’54 
