7. AEACHXOTHERA. 101 



covered with scales, -^hich often fuse together into one long scutum. 

 Feathers of back and rump often long and fluffy. Males of most 

 of the species with pectoral tufts, which constitute generally the 

 only difference in plumage between the sexes. 

 Range. Indo-Malayan Eegion. 



Key to the Species. 



c. Male with brightly coloured pectoral tufts, 

 and with long fluffy feathers on the lower 

 back. 

 a'. Underparts striped ; length of wing more 



than 3'3 inches robusta, p. 101. 



b' . Undei'parts unstriped. 



a". Underparts and the fluffy feathers on 

 the back yellow. 



a'". Culmen rounded crassirostris, p. 102. 



b"'. Culmen with a ridge. 



a*. Pectoral tufts and the fluffy back- 

 feathers pale and rather dull. . . . hngirostris, p. 10.3. 

 b*. Pectoral tufts and back-feathers 



bright chrome and yellow Jlcnmnifera, p. 104. 



b". Undei'parts whitish olive-bufF; culmen 

 with a ridge. 

 c'". Fluffy pectoral tufts bright yellow . dihitior,'^. 105. 

 d'" . Fluffj- pectoral tufts whitish yellow, iliolophus, -p. 111. 

 b. No pectoral tufts, and no fluSy feathers on 

 the back. 



c'. Underparts striped ; culmen with a ridpe. , ,„- 



,, T- ^ ^ ■ J maqna. p. 105. 



c . t pper parts striped j ^J^^;^ ^_ ^^ 



d". Upper parts unstriped. 



e'". Larger affinh, p. 106. 



/"'. Smaller modesta, p. 107. 



d'. Under and upper parts unstriped. 



<>''. Cheeks bare ; culmen with a ridge . . Jlaviventris, p. 109. 

 /' '. Cheeks feathered. 



_r/"'. Culmen rounded c/iri/so[/e>ii/s, p. 108. 



/('". Culmen with a ridge. 



f*. Crown and wings olive-green .... twvce (jinneee, p. 110. 

 f/'. Crown and wings slaty grey. 



(Rump-feathers fluffy) polioptei'a, p. 111. 



1. Araclinothera robusta. 



Arachnothera robusta, 2IuU. iy Svhiey. Verh. Natuurl. Gcsch. p. 68, 



pi. 11. fig. 1 (1846); Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 99 (1847); Bhjth, Cat. 



B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 222 (1849) ; Bp. C. A. i. p. 410 (1850) ; Cab. 



Mm. Ilein. i. p. 106 (1850) ; Schley. Handl. Bi'erk. p. 237 (1857) ; 



Salvad. Ann. Mtis. Civ. Genov. v. p. 184 (1874). 

 Ai-achnothera armata, Miill. ^- Schleg. Terh. Xatuurl. Gcsch. p. 08, 



pi. 11. fig. 2 ; Grail, Gen. B. i. p. 99 ; Bp. C. A. i. p. 410. 

 Arachnothera?, Bhjth, J. A. S. B. xv. p. 43 (1846). 

 Arachnothera uropvgialis, Grai/, Gen. B. i. pi. 33 (1847) ; Bp. C. A. 



i. p. 410; Cah. Mus. Hein. i. p. 106. 



