42 STUENIDJi. 



ri8o0) ; Schrenck, Reis. Amurl. p. 327 (1859) ; S^oinh. P. Z. S. 



1802, p. 319, 18G3, p. 301 ; Hadde, Heis. Sibii:, Vog. p. 214, pi. vi. 



fios. 2 A, 2 B, 2 c (1803); Gm\/, Hcmd-l. B. ii. p. 21, no. 0309 



(1870); Stvinh. Ibis, 1870, p. 352, 1871, p. 384, 1874, p. 159; 



jDi/boirsJii, J. f. O. 1874, p. .'523 ; Tacz. Bull. Soc. Zool. Frcmce, i. 



p." 174 (1870); rrjec. in Rowlei/s Oni. Misc. ii. p. 287 (1877); 



Dauid 6f Oust. bis. Chine, p. 301 (1877); Blakist. ^ Fryer, 



Ibis, 1878, p. 233 ; ;S'c/. Ibis, 1882, p. 434 ; Blakist Amended List 



B. Japan, pp. 14, 49 (1884) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1884, p. 206 ; Tacz. 



P. Z. S. 1667, p. 606. 

 Sturnus cinerasceus, Grmj, Gen. B. ii. p. 337 (1847) ; Tacz. Bull. 



Sue. Zool. France, x. p. 472 (1885). 

 Teineuuchus cineraceus, Sivinh. Ibis, 1860, p. 00, 1861, p. 44. 

 I'oliopsav cineraceus, Sliarpe, Ibis, 1888, p. 476. 



Adult male. General colour above ashj^ drab-brown, the feathers 

 being of the latter colour on their edges ; scapulars like the back ; 

 rump white, forming a transverse band ; upper tail-coverts ashy, 

 dark brown towards the base ; lesser wing-coverts a little darker 

 than the back ; median coverts dark brown, bronz}' or olive-green 

 towards the ends ; greater coverts similar, but the bronzy colour 

 predominating, the outer web being very broadly margined with this 

 colour ; bastard-wing, primary- coverts, and quills blackish, with 

 narrow fringes of whity brown, the outer secondaries bordered with 

 white, the inner ones bronzy like the greater coverts, with dusky 

 margins ; centre tail-feathers bronzy brown, the remainder black, 

 with a slight greenish gloss on the outer web, which is edged with 

 whitish, and a large white spot on the end of the inner web, 

 increasing in extent towards the outermost feather ; crown of head 

 black with a greenish gloss, the feathers attenuated and lanceolate ; 

 the forehead with narrow whitish feathers, which extend over the 

 eyes ; lores whitish ; sides of face and ear- coverts white, with 

 blackish streaks ; base of cheeks whitish ; remainder of cheeks, 

 throat, sides of neck, fore neck, and breast dark slaty grey, becoming 

 paler on the sides of the breast ; chiu white ; a few feathers on the 

 throat and fore neck more or less white ; centre of breast and 

 abdomen white : sides of body, flanks, and thighs drab-brown ; 

 under tail-coverts white ; under wing-coverts and axillaries white, 

 some of the former with dusky blackish margins ; quills below 

 dusky, ashy along the inner edge : " bill orange, with the tip horn- 

 colour, the base of the mandible and angle of mouth brownish 

 green; feet yellow ; iris brown, with a white circle " (A. David) ; 

 " bill tile-red, blackened on the apical half ; legs orange-ochre, 

 claws blackish ; iris white " {Ji. SwinJioe). Total length 7'8 inches, 

 culmcn 1-1, wing 5-1, tail 2-5, tarsus I'lo. 



Adult female. A little browner than the male ; facial markings 

 similar ; chin white ; throat and breast brown, with central whitish 

 streaks. Total length 7"8 inches, culmen 1-05, wing 5-1, tail 2*4, 

 tarsus 1'15. 



The young birds would appear to be brown, with a dusky head; 

 but no full-grown ones are in the Museum collection, lladde's 

 figure represents the young as brown, with whitish ear-coverts. 



