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STURNIDJE, 



the primaries white at the base and fringed with light brown near 

 the ends of the outer woha ; secondaries bronzy brown like the 

 greater coverts, and similarly fringed with black ; centre tail-feathers 

 bronzy brown, tlic remainder black tipped with white, increasing in 

 extent towards the outer feather ; crown of head dingy white, 

 as also the entire sides of face, ear-coverts, cheeks, and throat ; 

 remainder of under surface pale ochrcous pink, the abdomen lighter 

 and inclining to pinky white ; sides of body, flanks, and thighs 

 somewhat shaded with ashy ; under tail-covcrts white ; under wing- 

 coverts and axillaries white : quills below blackish, white at base : 

 " bill red ; the gape, basal half of lower mandible, and base of upper 

 mandible black ; inside of mouth dark blue ; legs aud claws dusky 

 orauge-yellow ; iris dark brown ; eyelids and naked skin of head 

 slaty brown '" {E. W. Oates). Total length 8-5 inches, culraen 0-95, 

 wing 4-4, tail 2-7, tarsus 1'15. 



Adult male. Similar to the female. Total length 8 inches, cul- 

 men 1, wing 4'45, tail 3, tarsus 1"15. 



Mr. Oates says that " immediately after the moult the head is 

 nearly pure white, but after a few weeks the colour changes to 

 dull white, grey, and eventually to brown." 



Hah. Burmah. 



a-c. Ad. sk. 



d. Ad. sk. 



e. Ad. sk. 

 /. Ad. sk. 

 g, h. Ad. sk. 



I. c? ad. sk. 



k. Ad. sk. 



I. S ad. sk. 



m. 2 ad. sk. 



n. (S ad. sk. 



o. 2 ad. sk. 

 2h q. Ad. sk. 

 r. $ ad. sk. 



s. 2 ad. sk. 



t-f. Ad. sk. 



w, X. 6; V- 2 

 ad. sk. 



Upper Burmah (Jerdon). 

 Upper Burmah. 



Bhamo. 



Bhamo, Jan. 29, 1868. 



Bhamo, Feb. 1868 (Dr. 



J. Anderson). 

 Yayleymau, Upper Biu- 



mah, Jan. 6, 1875. 

 Ava 



Rangoon, Nov. 29, 1875 



{Z)r. Armsfrong). 

 Tonghoo, .Tune 1874 (72. 



G. W. K). 

 Boulay, Upper Pegu, 



Mav 25, 1873. 

 Pegu," Jan. 2.5, 1881. 

 Pegu ( W. T. Blnnford). 

 Lower Pegu, Nov. 30, 



1878. 

 East Pegu Hills, .Apr. 27, 



1873 {E. W. Oates). 

 Thavetmyo {E. W. 



Oates). 

 Karen-nee, March 1874 



{R. G. W. R.). 



Gould Coll. 

 Dr. Jerdon [P.]. 



(Type of species.) 

 Oates Coll. 

 Dr. J. Anderson [C.]. 

 Hume Coll. 



Dr. J. Anderson [C.]. 



W. T. Elauford, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Oates Coll. 



Oates Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Oates Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



6. Poliopsar leucocephalus. (Plate IV. fig. 2.) 



Acridotheres leucocephalus, Gigl. ^ Salvad. Atti R. Accad. Turina, 

 V. p. 273 (1870) ; iid. Ibis, 1870, p. 185. 



