of the Genus Hemicercus. 251 



Adult male. Upper back and scapularies black, the feathers 

 margined with buffy white^ and showing a large heart-shaped 

 black spot J the concealed portion being barred with white ; 

 lower back purplish slate, the feathers margined with bnify 

 white ; bastard-wing and primary-coverts black, tipped with 

 buffy white ; edge of wing buffy white ; quills black, inner 

 webs of the primaries margined with white on their basal 

 half, outer webs of secondaries spotted with white, the inner 

 webs being margined along their whole length with the same, 

 the innermost barred and tipped with bufiy white, the black 

 bars being very broad and forming a large spot at the tip ; 

 shafts black; rump buflFy white; upper tail-coverts black, 

 tipped with buffy white ; tail black, the dwarf feather tipped 

 with buffy white ; shafts black ; nasal plumes olive-grey ; 

 forehead, crown, and entire crest brilliant scarlet ; hind neck 

 buffy white ; lores, entire sides of the face and neck, also 

 from the chin to the vent (inclusive) , olive-grey, less olive on 

 the chin and throat ; an indication of a white stripe down 

 the side of the neck; thigh-feathers black, margined with 

 dull buffy white, the black forming a large heart-shaped spot 

 at the tip ; the feathers of the abdomen and flanks tipped 

 with dull buffy white ; under tail-coverts black, with whitish 

 tips ; under wing-coverts buffy white. Total length 5' 5 

 inches, culinen 0'8, wing 3"35, tail ri5, tarsus 0*65; toes 

 (without claws) — outer anterior 0*6, outer posterior 0*65, 

 inner anterior 0*4, inner posterior 0*28. 



Young male. Differs from the adult male in having the 

 forehead and crown bright rufous buff; the entire crest bright 

 flame-red ; hind neck dull buffy white ; the feathers of the 

 underparts tipped with greyish white ; the buffy-white stripe 

 down the side of the neck well marked ; the feathers of the 

 upper back, the wing-coverts, and inner quills having more 

 white upon them; dwarf tail-feather broadly tipped with 

 pure white ; the two next inner feathers, on either side, also 

 tipped with white ; the feathers of the lower back broadly 

 tipped with buffy white. 



Adult female. Differs from the adult male in having the 



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