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Show 1887.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON SYRNIUM MAINGAYI. 473 S. newarense ; and yet the yellow iris is an extraordinary phenomenon in a Bulaca, but it is confirmed by Mr. Wray's notes on the bird procured by him in the mountains of Perak. The following is a detailed list of the specimens of S. newarense in the British Museum. a. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. An adult bird, probably 3 ; wing 15*6 inches. Sides of face whity brown, barred with blackish, the edge of the ear-coverts white. Fore neck pale, with the cross bars distinct. b. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. Supposed 3 ; wing 15'0 inches. Sides of face as in preceding bird, but the fore neck much more clouded with brown, especially on the sides, which are uniform. c. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. Supposed 2> wing 16*6 inches. Markings as in the foregoing specimen, but all the bars rather more coarsely indicated. d. Ad. sk. Kotegurh. Hume Collection. Apparently a female ; wing 166 inches. All the cross bars rather fine; the sides of the fore neck and breast also barred. e. 2 ad. sk. Bussahir. Hume Collection. Wing 15*75 inches. A small bird, if correctly sexed. The under surface has a somewhat yellowish tinge, of which there is also a slight indication on the sides of the face. The sides of the fore neck tolerably uniform. /. 3 ad. sk. Simla, Oct. 3, 1868 (A. O. H.). Hume Collection. This is the specimen described by Mr. H u m e (Rough Notes, p. 348). Wing 15 inches. Face brown, barred with blackish, with a fringe of white towards the edge of the ear-coverts. Under surface pale. Fore neck pale, the cross bars very distinct, and the sides of the fore neck only showing uniform brown. g. 3 juv. sk. Simla, Oct. 5, 1868 (A. O. H.). Hume Collection. Described by Mr. H u m e (t. c). Wing 15*6. h. 3 ad. sk. Nagkunda, Oct. 19, 1870. Hume Collection. A very coarsely marked bird, and somewhat tinged with ochreous buff below. Wing 15*5 inches. i. Ad. sk. N.W. Himalayas. Capt. Stackhouse Pinwill [P.]. Wing 15*8 inches. Similar to the paler Kotegurh birds. Very white underneath, with the brown bars very distinct. k. 2 ad- sk. Kumaon (TV. Thompson). Hume Collection. Wing 16*5 inches. The specimen alluded to by Mr. H u me (Rough Notes, p. 353). It is just like the specimen presented to the Museum by Captain Stackhouse Pinwill. I. 3 ad. sk. Nepal, Dec. 5, 1877 (Dr. J. Hume Collection. Scully). "Wing 14-4 inches" (/. S.). Of general pale aspect, very distinctly barred with brown. The face is very dark and indistinctly |
