290 TlilALIID.I. about equal in length and the latter is graduated. The plumage is soft and dense. Three species are found within Indian limits and these again divide into numerous races extending to China and Formosa. Key to Species and Subspecies. A. A white supercilium commencing at the eye. a. Crown reddisli - brown, bordered ou the sides of the occiput with [p. 290. blacli F. vinipecta rinipecta, b. Crown dull chestnut, bordered on the sides of the occiput with reddish brown F. v. austeni, p. 291. B. White supercilium commencing at the base of the bill F. v. ripponi, p. 291. C. No white supercilium. [p. 292. c. Crown chestnut F. riificapiUa sordidior, d. Crown brown F. inanipiirensis, p. 292.
(304) Fulvetta vinipecta vinipecta.
Hodgson's Fulvetta.
- Siva vinipecfus Hodgs., Ind. Rev., 1838, p. 89 (Nepal).
- Proparus vinipectus. Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 173.
Vernacular names. None recorded.
Description. Lores dusky; forehead, crown, ear-coverts, cheeks and nape reddish-brown : a broad white supercilium from the eye to the nape, bordered above by a blacli line, the two on either side of the head converging on the back; back brown with a vinous tinge; rump, wing and upper tail-coverts ferruginous; tail brown, washed with rusty-red on the outer webs; primary- coverts chestnut; the earlier primaries edged with bluish grey, the others edged with black; secondaries ferruginous on the outer webs; chin, throat aud upper breast whitish with dusky streaks; sides of the breast like the back but paler; abdomen and under tail-coverts dark fulvous.
Colours of soft parts. Iris pale ochre (Godw.-Aust.), dark brown (Hiune) or reddish-brown; bill dark fleshy- or horny-brown above, paler livid-fleshy below; legs aud feet fleshy-brown or dull purplish-fleshy.
Measurements. Total length about 120 mm.; wing 57to60mm.; tail about 55 mm.; tarsus about 24 nmi.; culmen 10 mm.
Distribution. Simla, Nepal, Sikkini and Assam North of the Brahmaputra. As Harington has pointed out, birds west of Nepal have the head somewhat brighter and have fewer markings on the throat, but more material is required to show whether the differences are individual or subspecific.
