174 
Mr, H. E. Dresser’s Notes on 
cealed ; quills dark greyish fawn, with pale brownish edges ; 
tail-feathers margined with white; beak small, thin, and 
pointed; hind toe longer than the claw; tarsus covered with 
two long and four short scales; tail forked, the central rec- 
trices 2 W shorter than the outer ones; 1st primary short, a 
little longer than the coverts, 2=6, 3=4 = 5, the last the 
longest. Total length 4" 7 1 ", extent 6" 6'", wing 2" tail 
1" 7 U1 , culmen 3'", thickness l w , tarsus 5} m , middle toe 3^ m , 
hind toe 2 m , hind claw 2 m . I met with this bird at Chodjent 
in May 1868; and Mr. Fedchenko found it at Samarcand in 
April 1869.” The next species (. Mgithalus macronyw) is de¬ 
scribed (p. 137) as follows :— “ Larger than JE. pendulinus , 
the claws longer and stouter, and the legs stronger; 1st pri¬ 
mary short, being equal in length to the coverts, 2 = 7, 3 = 6, 
4=5, the two last the longest; beak rather flat and broad 
towards the tip, much larger than in JE. pendulinus, Colour 
much as in VE. pendulinus ; but the black on the head covers 
the forehead, sides of the head, and fore part and sides of the 
crown; centre of the crown, nape, and hind neck pale brown¬ 
ish yellow, this colour being separated from the pure brown 
of the back by a narrow light chestnut band; throat greyish 
white; breast and abdomen clear pale brownish; wings and 
tail as in 2E. pendulinus ; but the margins of the quills are not 
whitish, but pale brownish; beak nearly black; legs plum¬ 
beous. Total length 5" l /;/ , extent 7", wing 2" 3\ u} , tail 2", 
tarsus 6% n ' } middle toe 4^ l,1 } hind toe 3’", middle claw 2f w , 
hind claw 3f m , culmen 4! 11 , thickness 4 W .” 
In the table of geographical distribution (p. 66) the range 
of the above species is given as follows :— 
181. iEGITHALUS PENDULINUS. 
Horizontal range. Breeds rarely, and is also rare in winter, 
in district II., resident in district III. 
Vertical range . Resident in district 1, breeds and occurs in 
winter in district 2, breeds in district 3. 
182. iEGITHALUS ATRICAPILLUS. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in district III. 
