Parus superciliosus

Eck, Siegfried, 2006, The Palaearctic Titmouse Species (Aves: Paridae: Parus sensu lato) — A current survey *, Zootaxa 1325, pp. 7-54 : 41

8. Parus superciliosus

Parus superciliosus (PRZEWALSKI, 1876) [alpine region of Gansu, China].

The population group: P 42 superciliosus ; central China. — Figs. Pleske (1889–1905): Plate VIII: 3, 4; Kleinschmidt 1911; Quinn: Plate 18: 56.

* Coloration and patterning make it unmistakable (for Figs. see Kleinschmidt 1911; Quinn 1996: Plate 18, Fig. 56). Wing length of ♂♂ (n=8) 62–67 mm, x = 64.5 mm ± 1.58 (according to Harrap and Quinn 1996 up to 69 mm); of ΨΨ (n=12) 61–64 mm, x = 62.6 mm ± 1.0 (according to Harrap and Quinn 1996 up to 67 mm). Tail length of ♂♂ (n=8) 61.5–69.5 mm, x = 65.2 mm ± 2.66; of ΨΨ (n=12) 61.5–66.5 mm, x = 63.6 mm ± 1.86. Tail graduation up to 12 mm. Relative tail length (n=20) x = 101.4% ± 2.16.