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If, however, daruini, is to rank as a full species on account of 

 the different pattern of the upper plumage, then, ^pso /ado, we must 

 raise meyeri to the rank of species on the ground of the totally 

 difterent tail colouration. We then have, as 1 have already shewn, 

 four species and five sub-species with the following key : — 

 A. — Basal portion of tail feathers black, 

 more or less marked with rufous, 

 a'. Feathers of back with single black 

 central streak. 



. Sides and flanks principally grey. 



tt\ No red nuchal collar ...macrolophamacrolopho.. 



b^. A red collar on nape ... ,, Inddul^hi. 



. Sides and flanks principally black 



with narrow grey edges ... ,, nepalensis- 



Sides and flanks principally chest- 

 out with little black or light 



a' 



Ir 



marking 



b^. Feathers of back with two black 

 streaks ... 

 B. — Basal portion of outer tail feathers 

 grey, not rufous. 



c'. Feathers of back with two black 

 streaks. 

 d'. A yellow collar 

 e*. A rufous collar 

 d^. Feathers of back with four 

 streaks ... 



castunea. 



meyeri mey&n. 



. . .xanthosinla xanthospila 

 ,, ruficollis. 



black "I darwini daruini. 

 ... J ,, joretania. 



Females. 



A. 



a 



h\ 



Basal portion of outer tail feathers 

 black or black and rufous. 

 Outer paii'S of tail feathers with black 



markings more or less following 



contour of feather 

 All but outermost pair with black 



markings more in the nature of 



bars 

 All but outermost pair mostly 



chestnut on outer and blackish 



on inner web with whitish tips... 

 Both webs of all the outer tail 



feathers mostly chestnut with 



white tips 

 B. — Basal portion of outer tail feathers grey. 

 e\ Black bars across tail complete 



d\ 



m. macrolopha. 

 ■m. biddulphi. 

 w. nepalensis. 



meyeri. 



X. xanthospila. 

 X. ruficollis. 



