20. MA I, A CI AS. 405 



2. Malacias auricularis. 



Ivittacincla auricularis, Swi/i/i. Ibis, 18U4, p. 361. 



Sibia auricularis, Sdatcr, Ihis, 18G0, p. 109, pi. iv. ; Szvink. t. c. 



pp. 400, 401 ; Grai/, Hand-/. B. i. 27?>, uo. 4003 (1869) ; Swinh. 



P. Z. S. 1871, p. 3i"0; David ^ Omtal. Ois. Chine, p. 182 (1877). 



Adidt. General colour above slatj- grej-, the lesser wing-coTerts 

 like the back ; greater, median, and primary-coverts glossy black ; 

 quills blackish, externally edged with blue-black, the inner secon- 

 daries entii'cly of the latter colour, the primaries externally margined 

 with hoary grey, except the two outermost, which are black ; rump 

 and upper tail-coverts orange-rufous, lighter on the latter ; tail- 

 feathers black, all but the two centre ones tipped with a spot of 

 white on the inner M'eb, which is greyish on the outer one ; crown 

 of head g'ossy black ; lores, feathers round the eye, and a broad 

 band on the upper part of the car-coverts pure white, the latter 

 produced into a tuft, which reaches to the sides of tlie neck ; chin, 

 cheeks, and remainder of ear-coverts black ; throat, breast, and sides 

 of neck slaty brown ; remainder of under surface of body vinous 

 fawn-colour, the centre of the breast whitish ; under tail-coverts 

 orange-rufous ; edge of wing, under wing-coverts, and axillaries 

 white ; quills ashy blackish below, whitish along the margin of the 

 inner web. Total length 7'5 inches, culmen 0'9, wing 4, tail 4, 

 tarsus l-2o. 



Hal). Island of Formosa. 



a. Ad. sk. Formosa. E. Swinlioe, Esq. [C.'l. 



b. Ad. sk. Fungshan, Formosa, Dec. 1865. R. Swiuhoe, Esq. [CJ. 



c. Ad. sk. Fungshan, Formosa, Dec. 1865 Gould Collection. 



{R. Swinhoe). 

 <^, e. Ad. sk. Fungshan, Formosa, Dec. 1865 H. Seebohra, Esq. [P.]. 



(^R. Swinhoe). 



3. Malacias melanoleuca. 



Sibia melanoleuca, Tickcll MSS., unde 



Sibia melauoleuca, Blyih, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xviii. p. 413 (1859) ; 

 Graij,Hnnd-l. B. i. p. 273, no. 4002(1869); Miwte ^- Davison, 

 Utr. F. 1878, p. 293 ; Goidd, B. Asia, part xxxiii. 



Sibia picata, TickeU, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xx\iii. p. 451 ; Walden, 

 Ibis, 1866, p. 355. 



Malacias melauoleucus, Hume, Sir. F. 1879, p. 97. 



Adult female. General colour above blackish chocolate, washed 

 with grey on the rump and upper tail-coverts ; wing-coverts jet- 

 black ; quills blackish, externally washed with glossy greenish 

 black, and having a concealed white patch at the base of the inner 

 web^ the inner secondaries blackish brown, like some of the ad- 

 joining greater coverts ; centre tail-feathers brown, the rest blackish 

 at the base, browner towards the tips, which have a conspicuous 

 white terminal spot, increasing towards the outermost feather ; 

 crown of head and nape glossy jet-black ; sides of face also black ; 



