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23. Platysmurus leucopterus. The White-winged Jay. 



Glaucopis leucopterus, Temm. PI. Col no. 265 (1824). 



Temnurus leucopterus (Temm.), Blyth, Cat. p. 92; Wald. in Blyth, 



Birds Burm. p. 88. 

 Platysmurus leucopterus (Temm.), Horsf. 8f M. Cat. ii, p. 564; Sharpe, 



Cat. B. M. iii, p. 90; Tweedd. Ibis, 1877, p. 318 ; Hume fy Dav. 



8. F. vi, p. 387 ; Hume, Cat. no. 678 quint. ; Gates, B. B. i. p. 409 ; 



id. in Hume's N. $ E. 2nd ed. i, p. 26. 



Fig. 14. Head of P. leucopterus. 



Coloration. The whole plumage black ; the terminal halves of 

 the larger upper wing-coverts and a large patch on the exterior 

 webs of some of the secondaries white ; the forehead crested and 

 the feathers stiff. 



In some specimens the smaller wing-coverts are narrowly mar- 

 gined with white, and this probably indicates immaturity. 



Bill, legs, feet and claws black ; irides lake-red to crimson 

 (Davison). 



Length 16 ; tail 8 ; wing 7'5 ; tarsus 1'55 ; bill from gape 1*7. 



Distribution. Throughout Southern Tenasserim from a little above 

 Tavoy down to Malawun, also down the Malay peninsula to Singa- 

 pore and Sumatra. 



Habits, &fc. Davison found the nest on the 8th April with two 

 young birds. It was constructed most coarsely of twigs &c., and 

 was placed on the frond of a large reed which rested against a 

 bush. 



Genus GARRULUS, Briss., 1760. 



The genus Garrulus contains the True Jays, of which there are 

 numerous species in Europe and Asia, three being found within 

 the limits of the Indian Empire. These Indian Jays are resident 

 species, but one or perhaps two of them may be partially migra- 

 tory, to the extent of moving up and down the slopes of the 

 Himalayas according to season. 



The Jays are birds of bright plumage, the wing especially being 

 marked with vivid blue. They inhabit woods, have harsh cries, 

 are rather shy, and live on all kinds of food, both animal and 

 vegetable. They construct large open nests of twigs and lay eggs 

 marked with brown. 



