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Show 1887.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON SYRNIUM MAINGAYI. 475 very plain, and only the sides of the chest uniform. Face extremely dark and almost uniform blackish brown, with scarcely any shade of rufous. v. Ad. sk. Native Sikhim, Feb. 1875 Hume Collection. (L. Mandelli). Wing 15*4 inches. A very dark specimen, with the sides of the chest inclining to uniform brown and the face very dark, with no ochreous tinge. w. Ad. sk. Native Sikhim, March 1876 Hume Collection. (L. Mandelli). Wing 14*2 inches. Rather dark brown on the chest, but not entirely uniform. On the face a strong tinge of ochreous as well as on the under surface of the body. x, y. Ad. sk. Native Sikhim, March 1874 Hume Collection. (L. Mandelli). Wings 14*2-14*3 inches. Remarkable specimens, with a broad uniform band of dark brown across the chest. Face also dark and without ochreous tinge. z. Ad. sk. Native Sikhim, March 1874 Hume Collection. (L. Mandelli). Wing 14*1 inches. The chest-band not so complete as in the foregoing specimens, but still nearly uniform. The face very dark but with a slight rufous tinge. This specimen also has white-tipped hairs on the crown. a'. 2 ad.sk. Native Sikhim, March 1876 Hume Collection. (L. Mandelli). Wing 15*4 inches. Rather a pale specimen, but with a well-formed band of light brown across the chest. Face dark, excepting the hinder fringe to the ear-coverts, which is conspicuously white. b'. Ad. sk. Native Sikhim, April 1873 Plume Collection. (L. Mandelli). Wing 152 inches. In appearance this specimen almost exactly matches Mr. Wray's bird from Perak, but is a little more uniform brown on the chest. There is a distinct rufous tinge on the face. c. Ad.sk. Native Sikhim, April 1874. Hume Collection. Wing 15*3 inches. Pale underneath, but with the sides of the chest nearly uniform brown ; face dark, but with a slight rufescent tinge. d'. Ad. sk. Native Sikhim, April 1874 Hume Collection. (L. Mandelli). Wing 15 inches. A dark bird with nearly uniform chest and dark face, with scarcely any ochreous tinge on the latter. e. Juv. sk. Native Sikhim, April 1874 Hume Collection. (L. Mandelli). f Juv. sk. Native Sikhim, May 1875 Hume Collection. J ' (L. Mandelli). |