1. STACHYRIDOPSIS. 597 



c^. Bill broader than liigh at nos- 

 trils ; the latter linear, shut 

 in by a superior membrane. 

 c\ Crest highly developed, its 

 feathers lengthened and ex- 

 ceeding the length of the 



ciilmeu 10. YuHiNA, p. 631 . 



f". Crest only moderately deve- 

 loped, its feathers not reach- 

 ing more than half the length 



of tlie culmen 11. Myzornis, p. 635. 



d!^. Bill higher than broad at nos- 

 trils; nasal opening a some- 

 what rounded aperture shut in 



by a superior membrane 12. Herpoenis, p. 636. 



h" . Tail-feathers more or less scjuared 

 at the ends. 



c'". Wing equal to tail 13. Siva, p. 637. 



d'" . Tail longer than ^-ing 14. Liocichla, p. 641. 



e'". Wing longer than tail. 



e^. Upper tail-coverts moderate 

 and falling short of the tip of 

 the tail by much more than the 



length of i.he arsus lo. Mesia, p. 642. 



/■'. Upper tail-coverts very long, 

 reaching nearly to the end of 

 the tail, falling short of the tip 

 of the latter by less than the 

 length of the tareus. 

 ^. Tarsus long and slender, ex- 

 ceeding middle toe and claw 

 by length of hind toe ; wings 

 fiilling short of tail by more 



than the leugtli of the tarsus. 16. Liotheix, p. 644. 

 A*. Tarsus stout and clumsy, not 

 exceeding middle toe and 

 claw by as much as the length 

 of the hind toe ; wings falling 

 short of tail by only a trifle 

 over the length of the tarsus. 17. Cutia, p. 646. 



1. STACHYRIDOPSIS*. 



Staehyris, pt., auct. (nee Hodgs.). 



RdiKje. Himalayas and Burmese countries ; throughout Southern 

 China and Formosa ; Malayan peninsula and Sumatra. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Forehead rufous. 



a'. Under surface of body yellowish or light brown ; 

 sides of face the same. 

 a" . Crown of head rufous, extending to nape ; 



under surface oily yellow riijiceps, p. .598. 



* Type 8. pyrrhops. 



