10. ACKIUOTHERES. 93 



Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 202 (1875) ; Ttveedd. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 698 : David 



^- Oust Ols. Chine, p. 365, pi. 86 (1877) ; Slater, Ibis, 1882, p. 434 ; 



Seehohm, Ibis, 1884, p. 266. 

 Acridotheres fuliginosus, Uli/fli, J. A. S. Be.ng. xiii. p. 362 (1844, = 



juv.). 

 Merula philippensis, " Brisson," Bp. Consp. i. p. 420 (1850, nee 



Brisson). 

 Aciidotlieres philippensis, Bp. Consp. i. p. 420 (1850) ; SwinJi. Ibis, 



1870, p. 352 ; Grcaj, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 20, no. 6287 (1870). 



Head of A. cristatcUiis, to show feathered region of the eye. 



AdvJt. Glossy black, with a slight purplish reflexion on the back, 

 greenish on the head, lower back, and rump ; wings black, one of 

 the bastard-wing feathers white towards the end of the outer web ; 

 primary-coverts white for their terminal half, and the primaries 

 white for theii' basal half ; the secondaries white at the base of the 

 inner web ; under surface of body ashy black, the under wing- 

 coverts and under tail- coverts white at the ends, broader on the 

 latter ; tail-feathers black, with small white tips ; crest-feathers 

 moderately long, with a short crest of dense, slightly recurved plumes 

 over the base of the bill ; first (bastard) primary white with a black 

 tip : " bill pale yellow, with the base rose-coloured ; feet orange- 

 red ; iiis orange-yellow " {A. David). Total length 10-5 inches, 

 culmen about 1"15, wing5"75, tail 3-25, tarsus 1'6. 



Toiing. Brown instead of black, with no crest on the head, only 

 the frontal plumes being close-set : " bill yellowish horn-colour ; 

 roof of mouth, inside of bill, and tip of tongue yellow, the rest flesh- 

 colour with a bluish-black tinge ; legs hght brownish yellow on the 

 underparts, sole, and joints of scales, the rest purplish brown, darker 

 on the claws ; iris slight greenish yellow " {11. Swinhoe). 



Hah. Central and Southern China. Also the island of Luzon in 

 the Philippines, to which locality it is supposed to have been intro- 

 duced. 



a-c. Ad. sk. China. 



d. Juv. sk. China (Beeves). India Museum. 



e. Ad. sk. Shanghai, Jan. 8, 1870 (-R. Berff- Tweeddale Coll. 



7nan). 



