. Birds. Birds. 212 CEATEROPODID^. 224. Yuhina occipitalis. The Slaty-headed Yuhina. YuHna oceipitalis, Hodgs. As. Res. xix, p. 166 (1836); Blyth, Cat. p. 100; Hcn-sf. Sf M. Cat. i, p. 261; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 261; Blanf. J. A. S. B. xli, pt. ii, p. 44; Hume, Cat. no. 627; Scully, S. F. viii, p. 321; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 633. The Slaty-headed Sill-Tit, Jerd.; Turringing-pho, Fig. 62.—Head of Y. oceipitalis. Coloration. Forehead and crest slaty grey, with whitish shaft- streaks ; posterior feathers of crest and the nape chestnut; hind neck ashy; upper plumage rufous-brown; wing and
. Birds. Birds. 212 CEATEROPODID^. 224. Yuhina occipitalis. The Slaty-headed Yuhina. YuHna oceipitalis, Hodgs. As. Res. xix, p. 166 (1836); Blyth, Cat. p. 100; Hcn-sf. Sf M. Cat. i, p. 261; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 261; Blanf. J. A. S. B. xli, pt. ii, p. 44; Hume, Cat. no. 627; Scully, S. F. viii, p. 321; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 633. The Slaty-headed Sill-Tit, Jerd.; Turringing-pho, Fig. 62.—Head of Y. oceipitalis. Coloration. Forehead and crest slaty grey, with whitish shaft- streaks ; posterior feathers of crest and the nape chestnut; hind neck ashy; upper plumage rufous-brown; wing and tail brown, the outer webs margined and suffused with rufous-brown; a circle of white feathers round the eye; ear-coverts and the region of the eye slaty grey, streaked whitish; a narrow interrupted black moustachial streak; chin, throat, breast, and sides of neck vinous; sides of the abdomen rusty grey; abdomen pale chestnut; thighs, vent, and under tail-coverts bright chestnut; under wing-coverts and edge of wing white. Bill,reddish brown; iris red-brown; feet orange-bufE; claws horny-brown (Scully). Length about 5 ; tail 2 ; -wing 2*4; tarsus -7; biH from gape -7. Distrihution. Nepal, Sikhim, and Bhutan, at elevations of from 7000 to 10,000 feet. 225. YuMna nigrimenttun. The Black-chinned Tuhina. Polyodon mgnmentam, Hodgs. in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 82 1[1844). Yuhina nigrimentum, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. xiv, p. 562 (1845); Blyth, Cat. p. 337; Hoi-sf. ^ M. Cat. i, p. 262; Jerd. B. I. ii, p. 262; Hume, N. Sr E. p. 396; J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. ii, p. 169, xlv, pt. ii, p. 82; Hume, Cat. no. 628; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 633 ; Hume, S. F. xi, p. 252 ; Oates in Hume's N. 8r F. 2nd ed. i, p. 139. The Black-chinned Flowcr-peeker, Jerd.; Turringing-pho, Lepch. Coloration. Forehead and crest black, each feather margined with grey; nape and sides of the head grey; lores and chin black; upper plumage and tail dull olive-green; primaries and secondaries brown, with a narrow ext
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