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1872.] W. T. Blanford — On Birds from Sikkim. 
erochroa. The wings and central rectrices are earthy hrown with green 
outer margins, margin of wing yellow, inner whig coverts and inner margins 
of quills white, a little pale yellow on the axillaries, hack olive, rump 
yellowish white. Bill dark throughout, without the pale base beneath of 
II. proregulus. Wing T82, tail 1’2, tarsus 07, bill from forehead 03, 
do. from gape 0 - 38 inch. 
This appears to me to he an undescribed species. It is possible that it 
may be Abrornis maculipennis, Blyth, but in that case the measurement of 
the wing, Ibis 1867, p. 27, given as 275 in. must be a misprint for 1 75. 
This is possible, for the length of the tarsus is misprinted evidently. The bill 
in the specimen before me is somewhat between that of Reguloides and 
Abrornis, but the plumage is that of the former genus. 
Reguloides sp. P 
This is again a single specimen, and may possibly be a variety of the last. 
It differs in being larger, but having a still shorter bill, and m the tips of the 
larger wing coverts being golden yellow, almost orange. There is a yellow 
tip in the outer web of the last few secondary (tertiary) quills which aie in 
bad condition in the specimen last described, thus adding to the similarity 
to Abrornis maculipennis. The legs appear to differ in colour from those in 
the speeimen last described. Wing 2, tail T35, tarsus 0'/ , bill from forehead 
0'27, from gape 0'35 inch. 
570. Cplicipeta caetatok, (Tickell). 
Mr. Blyth calls this an Abrornis (Cat. Birds As. Soc. Mus. p. 183, and 
Ibis, 1867, p. 26). Two specimens which I can only refer to this bird are 
amongst Mr. Mandelli’s despatch. The bill appears to me intermediate 
in form between Abrornis and Culieipeta, whilst the plumage is that of the 
latter genus, or rather of Reguloides. In fact but for the bill, the skins 
might be considered small specimens of R. trochiloides. 
As there is no specimen of O. cantator in the Indian Museum, it is just 
possible I may be in error in the present identification. The birds do not 
agree very closely with Jerdon’s description. The following are their 
characters. 
Head greenish dusky above with an irregular whitish central streak, 
supercilia pale yellow, sides of head mixed dull green and whitish. Back dull 
green, a little lighter on the rump. Wings and tail brown, edged with green 
externally, the three outer rectrices on each side having the inner web mar- 
gined and tipped with white, most broadly on the outer feathers. Tips of 
wing coverts pale yellow, forming two bars ; edge of wing and axillaries pure 
yellow ; under parts greenish or yellowish white. Bill dusky above, pale 
below ; feet rather dark. 
