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distinguished in adult summer plumage ; the following key 

 extends the diagnosis to include all those recorded from 

 India or neighbouring countries : — 



A. Witli tlie entire head yellow. 



1. Entire back black B. calcaratus, 



2. Back grey -B. citreolus. 



B. With the top of the head pure black ; super- 



cilium very narrow or wanting. 

 3 B. melanocephalus. 



C. With the crown yellowish green ; superciliuiu 



yellow, broad. 

 4 B. rai/i. 



D. With the crown gi'ey. 



5. Crown pure light grey ; supercilium white, 



broad ; cheeks pale grey and pure white B. duhius. 



6. Crown deeper grey ; supercilium white, 



broad : cheeks dark grey, •\^^tll a few 



white streaks B.flavus. 



7. Crown dark grey ; supercilium white, nar- 



row or w^auting ; cheeks dark slate, 



almost black B. cinereicapillus. 



— G. F. L. M.] 



115. BUDYTES MELANOCEPHALUS (Licht.). 



A single female shot on the 10th April in immature plu- 

 mage. 



116. BuDYTES CALCARATUS (HodgSOn). 



Out of ten specimens obtained in May and June^ nine are 

 males ; and the only female has the back strongly tinged with 

 green, and a good deal of dusky green is mixed with the 

 yellow on the nape. The young of this species appear to be 

 undistinguishable from those oiB. citreolus, except perhajjs by 

 a generally rather darker hue. A single specimen was 

 secured in March ; but no others were noticed till May, after 

 which it was common till October. 



117. BuDYTES CITREOLUS (Pallas). 



Of this species males and females were obtained in about 

 equal proportions. A female shot early in March has the 

 black cowl well developed, and the back from the shoulders 

 to the middle of the tail-coverts pure grey with a very slight 

 wash of green. 



