894 



CTTCFLID,?:. 



rufous-buff, brighter than the crown, passing into dusky brownish 

 black on the remainder of the body and under tail-coverts ; under 

 surface of the wings similar to the upperside : " bill apple-green ; 

 legs dark plumbeous, claws black " (Davison). Total length 12-5 

 inches, culmen 1-2, wing 4-5, tail 7, tarsus 1. 



Adult female. Upper half of the head and back of the neck pearl- 

 grey ; back, wings, and tail chestnut ; the quills with brownish- 

 black ends ; tail-feathers with white ends and broad subterminal 

 black bars ; throat and front of the chest greyish white, passing 

 into rufous-buff shaded with chestnut, and then into dusky rufous on 

 the abdomen and under tail-coverts : under surface of the wing 

 similar to above : " bill apple-green, skin round the eye bluish 

 green ; legs dark slate ; iris brown " ( Wardknv Ramsai/). 



I have followed Mr. Davison in his determination of the sexes, 

 as I believe the sexes indicated on some of the labels of other 

 collectors to be incorrect. 



Hab. The same as that of the genus. 



a. c? ad. sk. 



b. 2 ad. sk. 



c. cj ad. sk. 



d. $ ad. sk. 



e,f. c? ad. sk. 



ff-n. (S 5 ad. sic. 



0, jh S fid. sk. 

 q, r. cS 5 fid. sk. 

 s, t, u. <S ad. sk. 

 V. c? ad. sk. 



ip-c'. (^ ad. ; d'- 



in'. 2 ad. sk. 

 n'-s'. (5" ad. ; t'- 



2v'. 2 ad. sk. 

 •f'-(j". d ? ad. 



sk. 

 r"-u".ida.A. ; v" . 



5 ad. sk. 

 «o". (^ad. \x" ,y" . 



$ ad. sk. 

 k". cJad-ia^ft^? 



ad. sk. 

 c'-r/^. (J ad. ; Iv'- 



P. 2 ad. sk. 

 m^, w^. cJad.; f/. 



2 ad. sk. 



f", ?'• 6 2 ad- ; 



?'^. Juv. sk. 

 s' 6*. 6 2 ad. et 



imm. sk. 



Lemyne, Tenasserim, March 28 

 ( W. Davison). 



Tavoy, April 16 ( fF. Davison). 



Thayetclioung, June 5 (W. Davi- 

 son). 



Tenasserim Town, Nov. 26 ( W. 

 Davison). 



Palaw-tou-ton, Dec. 29 ( W. Dam- 

 son). 



Bankasoon, Feb., April, May, 

 June {W. Davison). 



Malewoon, Jan. 



Penang {Di: Cantor). 



Penang. 



AVellesley Province, Dec. {F. 8to- 

 liczka). 



Klang, Jan. to April, July ( W. 

 Davison). 



Malacca, August. 



Malacca, July to Sept., Jan. ( W. 



Davison). 

 Pulo Seban, Oct. (W. Davison). 



Chohong, Oct. ( W. Davison). 



Kurroo, Nov. ( W. Davison). 



Nealys (TV. Davison). 



J chore, Aug. ( W. Davison). 



Singapore. 



Sumatra, Sept., Oct. (C.Bock lS- 

 A.B. Wallace). 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume CoU. 



Hume Coll. 



Oates Coll. 

 India Museum. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



