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brownish gray ; there is a small spot of grayish in front of the eye ; 

 bill and feet dusky ; eyes dark hazel. The four specimens secured 

 measured as follows: — 



The spread of the wing is about lo, and the depth of the bill 

 at nostrils is .06. Hab. The islands of the Malay Archipelago, 

 north to the Philippines, Western Himalayas to the Nilgherries, 

 Ceylon and the Seychelles in the west, islands of Santa Cruz and 

 Duke of York, vSumatra, Borneo and Marianas. 



Order P.ASSERES.-Perchina Birds. 



a'. Bill broadened, fiat, with reclal bristles at ba.se. Family 

 Mtiscicapidcc , Fly-catchers . 



b'. Tail longer than wings. Genus Rhipidura . 

 b'. Wings longer than tail, bill equal to hind toe without 

 claw. Genus Myiagra. 



a'. Bill like that of a thrush, wings rounded and short — not 

 more than 3.30, general color an olive brown. Family Timeliidce, 

 Babbling Thrushes. 



C'. Tail of 12 feathers, the outside one le.ss than .25 

 shorter than the longest, a minute bastard primarw Genus Acro- 

 irphalus. 



a\ Bill moderate, or very slightly hooked at tip. 



d". Nasal feathers erect or inclined backward, 

 bill conical and elongate, hind claw stronger than claw of middle 

 toe. Family Sturiiidcc, Starlings. 



e'. Color black, length about 9.50, immature 

 streaked with yellowish. Genus Aplonis. 



d". Nasal feathers directed forward, bill .strong 

 and curved, wing more than 4. Family Corvidcr, Crows. 



e-. Black, length about 15. Genus Corviis. 

 d^. Nasal openings in long soft grooves, tongue 

 brush tipped. Family Meliphagido', Honey-eaters. 



e\ General color red. Q,&\\\\.'A MyzoDula . 

 e^. General color yellow. 



f '. Eye with white ring. Genus Zosiorops. 

 f-. Eye without ring. Genus ClcpfoDiis _ 



