7. HARPACTES. 481 



Centre pair of tail-feathers chestnut, with a black terminal band 



in both sexes. Infraloral space, cheeks, and space round the eye 



naked. Upper tail-coverts not abnormally lengthened. Upper 

 mandible behind the subterminal notch is not toothed. 



Range. India, Malay Peninsula, Siam, Cochin China, Ceylon, 

 Sumatra, Billiton, Java, Borneo, and the Philippine Is. 



Key to the Species. 

 {Males.) 



a. Breast and undei-parts scarlet or crimson. 

 a' . Head black. 



a". Chest black, and divided from the breast 

 by a white pectoral band. 

 a'". Nuchal collar pink; terminal part of the 

 outer tail-feathers white freckled 



with black diardi, p. 482. 



b'" . Nuchal collar scarlet ; terminal part of 



the outer tail-feathers pure white . . kasumba, p. 483, 

 c'". Nuchal region black like the head ; 

 terminal part of the outer tail- 

 feathers pure white fasciatus, p. 485. 



b". Chest scarlet like the breast. 



d'" . Rump rusty brown ; size larger orrhophceus, p. 493. 



e'". Rump scarlet ; size smaller duvauceli, p. 491. 



b'. Head crimson ; chest didl scarlet-lake .... erythrocephaliis,^-^^^' 



c'. Head dark crimson ; chest pink ardens, p. 487. 



d'. Head brilliant scarlet ; chest grey ichiteheadi, p. 488. 



b. Breast and underparts orange ; head and chest 



olive-yellow oreskios, p. 494. 



{Females.) 



a. Breast and belly scarlet, lake, or pink. 



«'. Terminal part of the outer pairs of tail-feathers 



white, freckled with black diardi, p. 482. 



b'. Terminal part of the outer pairs of tail-feathers 

 pure white. 



a" . Size larger : wing 5-7 inches eri/throcep/iali(s,^.i88. 



b". Size smaller: wing 4'2 inches duvauceli, p. 491. 



b. Breast and belly deep buff or rust-colour. 



c'. Throat and chest alike, contrasting in colour 

 with the breast. 



c". Chest brownish gi-ey kasumba, p. 483. 



d". Chest brownish buff , . , fasciatus, p. 485. 



e". Chest pearl-grey lohiteheadi, p. 488. 



d'. Throat black, contrasting in colour with the 

 chest and breast. 

 /". Chest dull buff; size larger, wing 5'2 . . ardens, p. 487. 

 g". Chest rufous-buff; size smaller, wing 4'3 orrhophceus, p. 493. 



c. Breast and belly orange oreskios, p. 494. 



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