3. STTJENOENIS. 



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rufous, except on the under tail-coverts ; sides of face dull whitish, 

 as well as an indistinct ej-ebrow. 



The adult females never seem to get a pure white head like the 

 males, but have the crown always grej'. Younrj males at first 

 resemble them in this respect. 



Ilab. Southern India. 



a-c. Ad. hk. 

 d-e' . S $ et juv. 



sk. 

 /'._ S ad. ; f/V'-c? 



juv, ; i. 5juv.sk. 

 k' . Ad. sk. 



v. Ad. sk. 

 m' , n' . Ad. sk. 

 o' . Juv. sk. 



Malabar. 



Bel^aum, June, Jul}', Aug-., Sept., 

 Oct. {E. A. Butler). 



Wyuaad, May 1881 ( W. Dad- 

 son). 



Travancore, March 9, 187G 

 {F. TV. Bourdillon). 



Madras (Jerdon). 



Malabar. 



Coorg. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



ludia Museum, 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 



3. STURNORNIS. 



Sturnoriii,% Legc/e, B. Ceylon, p. 679 (1879) . 



Type. 



S, senex. 



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Head of Sturnornis senex. 

 Range. Confined to Cej'lon. 



1. Sturnornis senex, 



Heterornis senex, Bp. Coiup. i. p. 419 (1850, ex Temm. MSS.). 

 Hetaerornis alboi'rontata, Layard, Ann. Sf May. Nut. Hist. (2) xii. 



p. 217 (1854), 

 Temenuchus albofrontatus, BlytJi, Ibis, 1867, p. 299, 

 Temenuchus senex, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p, 20, no. 6296 (1870) ; 



Iloldsw. F. Z. S. 1807, p. 462 ; Lcyge, Ibis, 1874, p. 28, 

 Acridotheres albifroutatus, Giebel, Thes. Orn. i, p, 265 (1872), 

 Sturnia albofrontata, Leijye, Ibis, 1875, p, .398, 

 Sturnia daurica {nee Pall.), Sivinh. Ibis, 1875, p. 119, 

 Sturnornis senex, leyge, 13. Ceylon, p. 680, pi, 28 (1879). 

 Sturnia senex, Hume, 6'tr. F. 1879, p, 106. 



Adult male. General colour above black, with a gloss of ashy and 

 green ; upper tail-coverts also black, with a green gloss ; wing- 

 coverts and quills black, externally edged with glossy green ; tail- 



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