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74 Japan. Southwards it extends to Palestine, Asia Minor and Northern Persia.

The second group, which we may call the Indian cinereus group, is to be found through Southern Persia and North Arabia, throughout India and in a loop working North, including Afghanistan, Syr Daria and Amu Daria in Turkestan, Tianschan and Kashmir. East it is found through Burma and Southern China and the countries South of them. Between these two distinct groups we have more or less intermediate forms found in Tibet, Northern Shan States, and Central Asia.

Within Indian limits we have no form approaching the European Parus major major group, all our geographical races belonging to the grey cinereus group.

(51) Parus major cinereus.

Vernacular names. Ram-gangra (Bang.).

Description. Forehead, lores, crown, nape, chin, throat, breast, a band on either side the neck connecting the nape with the breast, and a band down the middle of the abdomen, black; cheeks