Parus palustris.
Key to Subspecies.
| A. Back grey, tinged with olive-green | P. p. korejewi, p. 82. |
| B. Back olive-brown, much darker | P. p. pœcilopsis p. 82. |
(61) Parus palustris korejewi.
The Turkestan Marsh-Tit.
- Parus communis korejewi Zarud. & Härms, Orn. Monatsb., x, p. 54 (1902) (Karatau, Turkestan).
Vernacular names. None recorded.
Description. Head, nape and extreme upper back, chin and upper throat black; back grey, tinged with olive-rufous; next to black of head on nape pure white, fading into smoky fulvous on neck; below white tinged with fulvous on flanks and abdomen; wing-quills brown, with silver-grey edges; coverts broadly edged grey.
Measurements. Wing about 65 mm.; tail about 56·2 mm.; tarsus about 16 mm.; culmen about 10 mm.
Distribution. Turkestan, Afghanistan, Baluchistan. A rare straggler into extreme N.W. India.
Nidification. A clutch of eggs taken at Sarsen, Turkestan and given to me by Herr M. Kuschel are indistinguishable from those of the British Marsh-Tit. They average about 16·0 × 12·5 mm. and were taken on the 10th May, 1896.
Habits. Similar to those of other races of the Marsh-Tit.
(62) Parus palustris pœcilopsis.
The Yunnan Marsh-Tit.
- Lophophanes pœcilopsis Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C, xiii, p. 11 (1902) (Chatung, W. Yunnan).
Vernacular names. None recorded.
Description. Similar to the last, but much darker olive-brown above and darker, duller fulvous below.
Colours of soft parts. Not given, but appear to be the same as in the British bird.
Measurements. Total length about 120 mm.; culmen about 10 mm.; wing about 65 mm.; tail about 52 mm.; tarsus about 14 mm.
Distribution. Yunnan. A specimen obtained by Col. H. H. Harington near Maymyo iu the Kachin Hills is referable to this race.
Nidification and Habits. Nothing recorded.
