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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

72. Sylviparus modestus saturation

(72) Sylviparus modestus saturation

THE CHINESE YELLOW-BROWED TIT.
Sylviparus saturatior Rippon, Bull. B, O. C., xvi, p. 87 (1900) (Mt. Victoria, Chin Hills).

Vernacular names. None recorded.

Description. Like the Nepal Yellow-browed Tit but much darker and duller both above and below. The under plumage is also more grey and less yellow.

Distribution. Hills South of the Brahmaputra, N. Burma, East into China.

Nidification unknown.

Habits. Very little recorded. A bird of high elevations like the other races.

BookTitle: 
The Fauna Of British India, Including Ceylon And Burma-birds(second Edition)
Reference: 
Baker, EC S (1922–1930) The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Second edition. vol.1 1922.
Title in Book: 
72. Sylviparus modestus saturation
Book Author: 
Edward Charles Stuart Baker
CatNo: 
72
Year: 
1922
Page No: 
89
Common name: 
Chinese Yellow Browed Tit
M_ID: 
21037
M_SN: 
Sylviparus modestus modestus
Volume: 
Vol. 1
id: 
2460

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