486 TntELiiD^. 



34. SUTHORA. 



Type. 



Sutliora, Hodgs. Ind. Review, ii. p. 32 (1838) S. nipalensis. 



Temnoris, Hodgs. J. A. S. Beng. x. p. 29 (1841) S. nipalensis. 



Heteromorpha, Hodgs. J. A. S. Beyig. xii. p. 448 (1843) S. imicolor. 

 Hemii-hynchus, Hodgs. P. Z. S. 1845, p. 31 S. uuicolor. 



Range. Himalaya mountains, extending eastwards through the 

 Assam and Burmese hills to those of China and Fonnosa. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Size small : wing not exceeding 2'15 inches. 

 a'. Throat hlack ; plumage particoloiued, 



a". Crown of head bright yellowish brown or 



light cinnamon, uniform with the rest of 



the upper surface. 



a'". Ear-coTerts bright tawny, succeeded by 



a grey shade on the sides of the neck ; a 



broad black streak on each side of the 



crown ii'om the base of the bill to the 



occiput humii, p. 487. 



h'". Ear-coverts grey like the sides of the 

 ueck ; an eyebrow of white, as well as a 

 white streak along the top of the ear- 

 coverts ; a line of black along each side 



of the crown poUotis, p, 487. 



e'". Ear-coverts resembling the crown, but 

 without any grey shade on the neck; 

 over the eye only a small indication of a * 



black line verreauxi, p. 488. 



b". Crown of head smoky gi'ey, with a lateral 

 black band from the base of the bill to the 

 occiput ; ear-coverts and sides of neck en- 



thely grey nipalensis, p. 488. 



b'. Throat uniform with chest. 



c". Wings and tail not bright externally, with- 

 out particolom-ed edges to the feathers. 

 d'". With a ling of white feathers round the 



eye conspicillatn, p. 489. 



e'". With no ring of white round the eye. 

 o*. Ear-coverts and sides of neck grey; 



crown and wings chestnut-brown .... alphonswna. p. 489. 

 6*. Ear-coverts and sides of neck vinaceous 

 like the head and throat ; wings brown, 



without any rufous brunnea, p. 490. 



d". Wings exterually chestnut, contrasting with 

 the Aving-coverts. 

 /"'. Larger: bdl .stouter; on the fore neck 

 tmd throat some dusky streaks; head 



deep vinous chestnut hidomachiis, p. 490. 



g'". Smaller: no sti-eaks on fore neck and 

 throat. 



e*. Head deep vinous red webbiana, p. 490. 



d^. Head pale rufous siiffusa, j). 491. 



