152 CHARADRI1D-E. 



Hume Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 



2. Sarcogrammus atrinuchalis *. 



Sarcogramma atrogularis (nee Wagl), Blyth, J. A. S. Beng. xxxi. 

 p. 346 (1862) ; id. fy Wald. B. Burnt, p. 152 (1875). 



Lobianellus atronuchalis, Jerd. B. Ind. iii. p. 648(1864); Hume, 

 Nests # Eggs Ind. B. p. 576 (1873) ; id. Str. F. iii. p. 181 (1875 : 

 Pegu) ; Anderson, Zool. Res, Exped. Yunnan, Aves, p. 675 (1878 : 

 Bhamo : Tapeng River) ; Hume fy Davison, Str. F. vi. p. 457 

 (1878: Tenasserim); Hume, Str. F. viii. p. 69 (1879: Nealys, 

 Malacca) ; id. t. c. p. 112 ; Tiraut, Bull. Com. Agric. Cochinchine, (3) 

 i. p. 146 (1879) ; Bingham, Str. F. ix. p. 196 (1880 : Thoungyeen 

 alley) ; Kelham, Ibis, 1881, p. 530 (Perak River) ; id. Ibis, 1882, 

 p. 10 (Malay Peninsula) ; Muller, J.f. O. 1882, p. 434 (Salanga) ; 

 Oates, Handb. B. Brit. Burm. ii. p. 374 (1883) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. 

 Gen. (2) iv. p. 613 (1887 : Teimzo) ; Hume, Str. F. xi. p. 316 

 (1888: Manipur) ; Heine ty Reichen. Nomencl. Mus. Hein. p. 334 

 (1890: Is. of Salanga). 



Chettusia atronuchalis, Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 11, no. 9960 (1871). 



Lobivanellus indicus atronuchalis, Seebohm, Geogr. Distr. L'haradr. 

 p. 186 (1888). 



Adult male. Similar to S. indicus, but easily distinguished by 

 the shortness of the white band above the ear-coverts, which extends 

 but a little way beyond the line of the latter, and is not continued 

 down the sides of the neck to join the white sides of the fore-neck ; 

 the white collar round the hind-neck is also more distinct than in 

 S. indicus : " bill for two-thirds of its length vermilion-red, rest of 

 bill black ; feet dirty yellow ; lappets and eyelids vermilion-red ; 

 iris dark brown " ( W. Davison). Total length 12-5 inches, culmen 

 1-35, wing 8-4, tail 4-3, tarsus 3*2. 



Adult female. Similar to the male in plumage. Total length 

 13 inches* culmen 1-3, wing 8-6, tail 4-3, tarsus 3. 



Young. Like the adults, but with the throat white, and all the 

 brown feathers of the upper surface margined with sandy buff; the 

 crown of the head also browner. 



Hob. Burmese countries east to Cochin China and south to the 

 Malayan Peninsula and Sumatra. 



a b. 3 2 ad. sk. Pegu, Dec. 25 (R. G. W. R.). Tweeddale Coll. 



c, d. tf ad. et $ Lower Pegu (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 



juv. sk. 



e 2 ad. sk. Lower Pegu, Dec. (E. W. O.). Hume Coll. 



f Juv. sk. Thayetmyo, Sept. (R. G. W. R.). Tweeddale Coll. 



a. Ad. sk. Yaytho, June 10 (R. G. W. R.). Tweeddale Coll. 



h-l. 6 ad. et Tonghoo (R. G. W. R.). Tweeddale Coll. 



juv 



. sk. 



* The name is badly chosen as a distinctive one for separating the Burmese 

 species from the Indian, as the latter is equally ' black-naped.' 



