ZA ' Campbell, Dicko/onious Key. 



Chest tawny . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 



775. Wing coverts spotted ; secondaries edged with white. 



R. preissi (Western Fantail). 

 ^^'ing coverts spotted or edged ; secondaries not plainly edged, 



if at all . . . . . . . . . . . . 776 



776. Outer tail feather pure white. R. alhicauda (White-tailed Fantail). 

 Outer tail feather not all white. 



R. alhiscapa (White-shafted Fantail). 



777. Upper surface light brownish-grey. R. phasiana (Pheasant Fantail). 

 Upper surface dark blackish-grey. R. preissi (Western Fantail). 



778. Mantle containing blue or red or lilac . . . . . . . . 779 



Plumage mostly brown . . . . . . . . . . 798 



779. Upper surface dull blue ; ear coverts bright blue ; lores and throat 



white ; tail broadly tipped with white. 



M. amabilis (Lovely Wren), female. 

 Plumage not as specified. IMale Wrens. 780 



780. Plumage black and white. 



M. edouardi (leiicopteriis) (Black-and- White Wren). 

 Plumage not black and white . . . . . . . . 781 



781. Plumage blue and white only . . . . . . . . 782 



Plumage not blue and white only . . . . . . . . 783 



782. Centre of back blue ; wing coverts white. 



M. leucopterus {cyanotus) (White-winged ^^'ren). 

 Centre of back white, like wing coverts. 



M. leuconotus (White-backed Wren). 



783. Plumage red and black . . . . . . . . . . 784 



Plumage not red and black . . . . . . . . 785 



784. Length 4.4 inches ; back scarlet-vermilion. 



M. melanocephalus (Orange-backed \\'ren). 

 Length 4 inches ; back deep crimson. 



M. dorsalis (Red-backed Wren). 



785. Crown bluish or greenish . . . . . . . . . . 786 



Crown lilac, with black spot in centre. 



M. coronntits (Purple-crowned Wren). 



786. Wing coverts chestnut . . . . . . . . . . 787 



Wing coverts not chestnut . . . . . . . . . . 791 



787. Colour of back blue and darker or similar to ear coverts . . . . 788 

 Colour of back greenish and lighter than ear-coverts. 



M. elegans (Red- winged Wren). 



788. Throat jet black . . . . . . . . . . • • 789 



Throat deep indigo blue ; bill .45 inch. 



M. pidchcrrimus (Blue-breasted Wren). 



789. Forehead and back of similar blue . . . . . . . . 790 



Forehead and crown greenish-blue ; back blue ; legs light brown. 



M. lamherti (Variegated Wren). 



790. Forehead and ear coverts of similar blue ; outer web of outer tail 



feather and tips white ; legs light brown. 



M. amabilis (Lovely Wren). 



Forehead blue ; ear coverts greenish-blue ; tail tipped only with 



white ; legs dark brown. M. assimilis (Purple-backed \\'ren). 



