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In verj' old males there is a complete nuchal band of scarlet. 



Immature male. Has the head more or less striped with nifescent 

 buff; the red patch on the side of the nape smaller in extent and 

 less vivid ; the back less washed with dull red, consequently the bars 

 showing more distinctly ; the underparts dusky black, the feathers 

 tipped with dull reddish rufous, which produces an appearance of 

 barring. 



Adult female. Eesembles the adult male, but lacks the brilliant 

 red feathers on the side of the nape, there being only a trace of this 

 colour. Total length 10 inches, culmen 1-9, wing 5-05, tail 3-2, 

 tarsus 1*15. 



Young female. Is striped on the head like the young male, ^^■hich 

 it resembles, but the red on the side of the nape is wanting. 



Hah. Nepal and Sikhim, eastward into the Khasia Hills, Cachar, 

 and Manipur ; south into Pegu (Tonghoo Hills and Karen-nee), and 

 Tenasserim, and ranging as far as the mountains of Perak, Malayan 

 Peninsula. 



a. S ad. sk. 



b, c. cJ ad. ; d, e. 

 d juv. sk. 



f,ff.(Ja.d. etimm.; 



k, I. 2 ad. sk. 

 fc-y. c? ad. et juv. ; 



z-h'. 2 ad. et 



juv. sk. 

 i'. 5 ad. sk. 

 k'. (^ ad. sk. 



I'. cJ ad. sk. 

 m', n' . 2 ad. sk. 



o'. S juv. .sk. 



p . S juv. sk. 



(f. tS ad. sk. 



/•'. c? juv. sk. 



«'. 2 juv. sk. 



a, u'. S ad. .'^k. 



v'. cS ad. sk. 



to'. cT inim. sk. 



.!■'. (5 imm. sk. 



y'. Skeleton. 



Nepal. 



Nepal. 



Nepal {B. H. Hodgson). 



Sikhim, Feb., March, April, June, 

 Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. (Z. 

 Mandelli). 

 Darieeliug. 

 N. khasia Hills, April 1876 (A. 



W. Chennell). 

 Cachar. 

 Machi, Manipur, May 7, 1881 



{A. 0. H.). 

 Karen-nee, Jan. 1876 {R. G. 



W. S.). 

 Karen Hills, April 22, 1875 



(H. G. W. R.). 

 Tonghoo Hills, March 9, 1874 



{R. G. W. R.). 

 Tenasserim, April 11, 1877 {W. 



Limhorg). 

 Kollidoo, Feb. 2, 1874 (W. 



Harison). 

 Kyouk-nyat, Jan. 1874 ( W. 



Davkoii). 

 Pahpoon, Jan. 8, 1874 ( W. 



iJavison). 

 Mooleyit, Feb. 3, 1877 {W. 



Davison). 

 Mts. of Perak. 



[Java.] 



Hodgson Coll. 



(Type of species.) 



Hodgson Coll. 



India Museum. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



L. Wrav, Esq. 

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Purchafied. 



