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Genus — GRAUCALUS. — Bill broad, measured at gape equals outer toe 

 \\ithout claw. 



78. G. melaiiops, Lath., Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike. 



Throat black or dark slate colour ; forehead feathers round eye, 

 sides of face, and throat black ; fore-neck and breast grey, shading 

 into white on abdomen and under tail coverts. Culmen, 1'05 in. 



Young. — Throat and forehead grey. 

 Bab. : 1 to 4, 6 to 9. 



79. G. parvirostris, Gld. (sub-sp. of G. melanops), Small billed 



Cuckoo-Shrike. 



Throat black or dark slate colour ; forehead feathers round eye, 

 sides of face, and throat black ; fore neck and breast grey, shading 

 into white on abdomen and under tail coverts. Culmen, 0'85 in. 

 Hab. : 5. 



80. G. hypoleUCllS, Gld., White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike. 



Entire abdomen and flanks pui-e white ; thighs white, with obscure 

 grey bars ; hinder eyelid grey ; throat grey. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3. 



81. G. mciltalis, Vig. and Hors., Little Cuckoo-Shrike. 



Throat grey in adult. 



Only lower part of abdomen and under tail coverts pure white ; 

 breast entirely grey, like throat ; thighs dark slaty-grey, contrasting 

 with under surface ; hinder rim of eyelid white. 



During first few month.s the throat, chest, and back of neck are 

 jet-black, while breast and abdomen are rayed with obscure arrow- 

 shaped black markings on white ground. 

 Hab. : 1 to 4, C. 



82. G. lilieatUS. Swainson, Barred Cuckoo-Shrike. 



Lower breast and abdomen barred with black and white. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4. 



Genus — EDOLIISOMA. — Bill narrower, measured at gape less than outer 

 toe (without claw). 



83. E, teiUlirostre, Jardine (Campephaga jardinii, Rupp. ), Jardine's 



Caterpillar-eater. 



Adult Male. — Lores black ; all upper and under surfaces deep 

 blue-grey - edges of primaries and secondaries, basal thiee-fourths and 

 tips of outer tail feathers deep blue-grey ; primaries, secondaries, and 

 rest of tail black 



Female has whole of upper surface, wings, and tail brown ; the 

 feathers of sides of neck, the breast, and flanks with arrow-head 

 brown marks in centre. 



Total length, 9 5 in. : bill, 1 in. ; wing, 5 in. ; tail. 4'25 in. 



Young Male. —Bluish-brown above ; wings and tail as in female; 

 under surface buff, crossed with numerous black bars. 

 Hab. : 1 to 4. 



Gencs — LALAGE. — Wing exceeds tail by length of tarsus. 



84. L, tricolor, Swainson, White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater. 



Under tail coverts white both in male and female. General 

 colour of male, above black, the wing coverts pure white ; tail 

 feathers black, outermost two with white tips ; ear coverts, under 

 surface, and under wing eoverts white. 



Adult Female. — Brown above, the rump feathers and upper tail 

 coverts with narrow white edges ; wing coverts and secondaries 

 buff edges ; tail brown with white tips ; ear coverts with white 

 streaks ; cheeks and throat whitish ; rest of under body yellowish 

 with obscure eross markings ; under wing coverts buffy-white. 



