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c. S <id. sk. Java (Jlors/ield). India Miis. 



(Type of P. tricolor.) 



d. 2 ad. slv. E. Java. Wallace Coll. 



e,f. c? ? ad. sk. Java. Salvin-Godiuan Coll. 



g. 2 ad. sk. Island of Madura, Nov. Tweeddale Coll. 



lQl\{Dr. A.B.Meyer). 



10. ACEIDOTHERES. 



Type. 



Acridotberes, f^wdl. Anah/se, p. 4:^ (181G)* A. tristis. 



Maiua, pt., Ilodys. J. A. 8. Beng. v. p. 771 (1836). 



Head of A. tristis, to show bare patch round the eye. 



Range. Afghanistan, the whole of India and Cejlou, the Burmese 

 countries and South China ; Java ; Celebes. 



Key to the Species. 



a. "With a broad yellow patch of bare sidu below 



and behind the eye \^Acridothi'res'\. 

 a'. With a black base to the lower mandible ; 

 base of quills white, forming a speculum. 

 a". No black on the breast and abdomen .... tristis, p. SO. 

 h". Centre of breast and abdomen black .... melanosternus, p. 83. 

 h'. With no black on the base of the lower 



mandible ; base of quills rufous ginginianiis, p. 84. 



b. With little or no bare space round the eye, 



certainly no yellow patch [yEtJtiopsar']. 

 c'. No whitish collar on sides of neck. 



c". A black base to the lower mandible; 

 under tail-coverts white. 



a'". Iris yellow /mens, p. 66. 



h'". Iris blue mahrattemis, p. 89. 



d". No black base to the lower mandible 

 (in A. ciiwreus a small black spot) ; 

 under tail-coverts white, 

 c'". White tips to the centre tail-feathers; 

 ashy giey above and below. 



* A composite genus, founded on the " Martin " and the " Goulin " of Mont- 

 beillard. The latter having been subsequently made the type of the genus 

 Sarcops, the " Martin " {A. tristis) remains as the type of Acridotheres. 



