434 TIMELIID^. 



23. GARRULAX. n.^ 



Garrulax, Lesson, Traite (VOni. p. 647 (1831) G. belaugen. 



GaiTulaxia, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1840, p. I'OtJ {lapsu). 



Range. Hills of Ceylon and Southern India. Entire range of the 

 Himalayas, extending into the hills of Assam, Burraah, Tcuasscrim, 

 Siam and Cochin China ; Formosa ; Sumatra ; Java. 



Key to the Species. 



a. With a large white crest, grey behind. 



«'. Flanks rufous or reddish olive ; sides of neck 

 rufous. 

 «". Back and rump olive-brown, separated from 



the head by a rufous collar leuculo-phus, p. 435. 



h" . Back and rump of the same rufous as the 

 hind neck. 

 a'". Throat and fore neck pure white; breast 



rufous belanyeri, p. 436. 



h'" . Throat, fore neck, aud breast white, the 



flanks rufous diardi, p. 437. 



b'. Flanks deep maroon-brown hke the breast and 



upper surface hiculor, p. 438. 



h. "^^'ith no white on the crest. 



(•'. VVitli white or rufescent tips to the tail-fea- 

 thers. 



6'". Crown of head bright rufous rujiceps, p. 438. 



d" . Crown olive-brown, not rufous. 



(■!" . No black band across the forehead. 



«■*. Hind neck uniform with the back ; a 

 rufous baud across forehead ; abdomen 

 yellowish bufi", fore neck and breast dull 



olive-ashy (dbiyularis, p. 439. 



b*. Hind neck bright rufous, forming a 

 collar, 

 ft' . A distinct black collar across the fore 

 neck. 

 «®, Black pectoral collar continued up- 

 wards and joining a black patch 

 beyond the ear-coverts ; eyebrow 

 white. 

 ({'. Larger : bill about l'4o inch ; 

 tail-feathers always tipped with 



white pcctoralis, p. 441. 



i'. Smaller: bill about I'lS inch; 

 tail-feathers often tipped with 



fawn-butf munilu/er, p. 442. 



h'\ Black pectoral collar not joined to 

 the ear-coverts, but separated by 

 the bright rufous of the sides of the 

 neck ; eyebrow white, surmounted 

 by a streak of grey ; tail-feathers 

 Iroadly tipped with fawn-buff, . . . iiiouhoti, p. 444. 



