a, b. Ad. sk. 

 c,d. c? 2 ad. sk. 

 e. $ ad. sk. 



/,y. Juv.sk. 



A. <S ad. sk. 

 2, A;. Ad. sk. 

 I, m. Ad. sk. 

 n. cJ ad. sk. 

 o. Ad. sk. 



i^?• J; r,s. $ 



ad. sk. 

 <. 6 ad. sk. 



«<. $ ad. sk. 



V. S ad. sk. 



2. POLIOPSAK. 



Yang-tze River. 

 Ningpo {J. R. Reeves). 

 Ningpo, April 1872 {R. 



Sicinhoe) . 

 Ningpo, May 1872 {R. 



Sicinhoe). 

 Niugpo, April (R.S.). 

 Pokien. 



Amoy {R. Sicmhoe). 

 Amoy, Jan. 1860. 

 Amoy, Nov. 1866 {R. 



SivinJioe). 

 Amoy, Nov. and Dec. {R. 



Swinhue). 

 Amoy, Dec. 1867 (R. 



Swinkoe). 

 Amoy, Dec. 1866 (R. 



Swinhoe). 

 Canton. 



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C. Maries [C.l. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Goidd Coll. 

 Consul Swinhoe [C.]. 

 Hume CoU. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



4. Poliopsar cambodianus. (Plate III.) 

 Poliopsar cambodianus, Sharpe, Ibis, 1888, p. 477. 



AcMt Similar to P. leucocejjhalus, but having the whole of the 

 head ami throat pinkish buff, like the under surface of the body 

 tail-feathers also pinkish buff instead of white at the ends Total 

 length 8 inches, culmen 0-9, wing 4-6, tail 2-5, tarsus 1-3 ' 



Mab. Cambodia. 



a. Ad. sk. 



Cambodia. 



M. Mouhot [C.]. 

 (Type of species.) 



5. Poliopsar burmanicus. (Plate IV. fig. i.) 



Sturnia burmanica, Jerd. /6w, 1862, p. 21 ; Bhtth Ibii IfiPi'^ r. qq 



?: i-5 ELS)'. ""• ^- ''' ^''''^ ' ^"^"' ^«"'^^- ^- ^-1?--. i.' 



Temenuchus bm-manensis, Jerd. J. A. S. Bena. xxxi. p 346 riSfi^^ . 

 Blyth. op. at. xxxii. p. 77 (1863). ^ ^ ^"^^ ' 



Tenaenuchus burmanicus, Blanf. Ibis, 1870, p. 406 ; Hume Sfr JP 

 1875, p. 149 ; Armstr. Sir. F. 1876 p. 322 ; Anders Zol Jl'.fi 

 Yumian, Birds, p. 596 (1878). ' -^•'^'"^• 



Acridotheres burmanicus, Giebel, Thes. Orn i n 9fi/i/'lS70^ «■ / j 



^m^. itf.... Civic. Genov. (2) i^. p. 605 (?887t^^ ^' ^^"''^• 



Poliopsar burmanicus, Sharpe, Ibis, 1888, p. 476. 



Adult female. General colour above duU ashy grey, shaded with 

 brown; scapulars like the back; upper tan-cove?s^;atber li^Mer 

 ashy; lesser wing-coverts ashy grey, the outer ones fringed with 

 black ; median coverts dark bronzy brown, edged with blaA • 

 greater coverts lighter bronzy brown, fringed with black • bastard 

 wing black, one feather externally white; primary-cove'rts whit 

 M 1th black on the outer webs of some of the feathers ; quills black; 



