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W. T. Blanford — On Birds from Si/cHm. 
[No. 2, 
by Mr. Mandelli, and I find a third in the Indian Museum collection, which 
contains an abundance of Calcutta specimens. If the Himalayan race be 
seperahle, it might bear Hodgson’s name pyrriceps. The figures in the 
Planches Colories and in Malherbe’s Monograph are of the Bengal race. 
1G3. Yu.xorncus pyGMJeus (Vigors). Sikkim. 
94. Chemdojt Nipalensis, (Hodg.) 
I found this bird tolerably common in the Tista valley between Chung- 
tam and Tamlung, often hunting in company with Collocalia nidifica. None 
were seen above about 5000 feet elevation. 
2G3. Tephbodornis pei.vica, (Hodgs.) 
An adult (male ?) is sent by Mr. Mandelli, and I have two skins pur- 
chased at Darjiling, one perhaps that of a female, agreeing with Swinhoe’s 
description of that sex from a Hainan specimen, Ibis, 1870, p. 242, except 
that the eye streak is well marked, and the lower points brownish. It is 
probably a young bird, for there are some pale markings on the edges of the 
secondary quills. The bill, however, is black throughout. The dimensions 
(in inches) rather exceed those given by Jerdon and Swinhoe. 
wing. tail, tarsus, bill from forebead, bill from gape. 
1. Adult (? male),... 4 65 3 7 0 83 0 85 1-15 
2. ? Female, 4'6 3-35 0 83 0'8 11 
3. Young, 4'7 3-6 0 83 0 77 IT 
The third has the plumage above rather light brown, with traces of 
white bars on the hack, the feathers of the head with pale centres, eye streak 
brown, secondary quills and tail feathers with rufous borders, and an 
interrupted dark streak, inside the pale border, the tips being mottled ; 
lower parts brownish, but paler than in No. 2 ; hill pale coloured throughout. 
270. Graitcaiyjs Macei, Less. 
A young bird from Sikkim is moulting, and exchanging its nestling 
plumage for that of the adult. Some of the nestling feathers remain, those 
on the back are earthy brown with pale edges, those on the lower parts 
brownish grey, also with pale edges, hut there are not many left, so that it 
is difficult to say to what extent tho under surface is barred in this stage. 
It is evident, however, that the bars, if they exist, are much broader than in 
the form commonly described as the young,* and much browner in colour. 
The new feathers on the other hand are pure ashy grey on the throat and 
upper breast, barred on the lower breast, abdomen and thigh coverts, the 
vent being white. Wing 7*2, tail 5'6, tarsus 1T2 inch. 
This is a very interesting specimen, because it proves that it is not the 
young bird, nor the bird of the second year, which is barred underneath 
* Hartlaub Jour. F. Ornith, 1864, p. 440. 
