3S8 TIMKLIIBJ:. 



Hah. Hills of Tenasserim, ranging north into the Karon hills in 

 Burmah. 



a. $ ad. sk. Karen-uee (Lloijd). E. W. Dates, Esq. 



b, c. S 2 atl- sl^- Meplav, Thouiipveen river, Capt. Bingham [C.]. 



Teuasserini, Nov. 24, 1879. 



16. ARGYA. 



Type. 



Argya, Lesson, Trade d Orn. p. 402 (1831) A. sqiiamiceps. 



Chatorhfea, Bh;th, J. A. S. Beng. xxiv. p. 478 (1855) A. gulaiis. 



Layardia, Bhftlu t. c. p. 478 (1855) A. suhrufa. 



Malcolmia, Bhjth, t. c. p. 478 (1855) A. malcolmi. 



Ranne. Indian peninsula and Ceylon, extending eastwards to the 

 Burmese countries, and westwards through Scinde and Afghanistan 

 to Persia, reocurring in the Jordan valley in Palestine, and extending 

 throughout the whole of Xorth-eastcrn Africa and Arabia as far 

 Bouth as Zanzibar ; also found in Tripoli and Algeria, 



Key to the Species. 



a. Tail uniform, the outer feathers sometimes with 

 paler tips. 

 a'. Throat rufous; bill yellow on the lower 

 mandible. 

 a" . Mantle uniform. 



a'". Entire bill yellow; head grey; back 



chestnut-brnwn, as also the tail rufescens, p. 389. 



h'" . Upper mandible hoi-n-brown or blackish. 

 a*. Lores dusky blackish ; forehead grey ; 

 ear-coverts brown, contrasting with 

 the rufous throat, 

 a'. Upper surface olive-brown, the tail 



also of this colour suhrufa, p. 390. 



6'. Upper surface reddish brown, the 



tail chestnut-brown hyperythra, p. 390. 



h*. Lores vinous chestnut Hke ear-coverts, 



which resemble the imder surface ; no i rubigmosa, p. 391. 



grey on forehead j rufescens, p. 389. 



h". Mantle light brown, streaked with dark 

 brown like the head ; bill horn-brown, yel- 

 low at base of lower mandible earlii, p. 392, 



b'. Throat white ; bill horn-brown. 



c". Upper siu'face distinctly streaked with dark 

 brown centres to the feathers. 

 c'". No ashy grey on base of forehead ; ear- 

 coverts and sides of body pale Isabel- I caudata, p. 393. 



line \ eclipes, p. 394. 



d'". Base of forehead ashy, the feathers edged ( huttoni, p. 394. 

 with this colour and scaly in appear- 

 ance ; ear-coverts light ; sides of body 

 pale ashy tinged with isabelliue ; chest 

 and throat streaked with black shaft- 

 lines sqvamiceps, p. 395, 



