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270. P. pallida, Ramsay, Pale-breasted Thickhead. 



Male. No trace of yellow ; black pectoral collar ; general colour 

 above ashy-grey ; throat white ; under surface white, tinged with 

 cream colour ; collar narrow. 



Female. Under surface creamy-white, each feather streaked with 

 brown. 



Hab. : 1,2. 



271. P. riltiventris, Lath. (P. pectoralis, Vig. and Hors.), Rufous- 



breasted Thickhead. 



No yellow in plumage ; ashy-grey above ; throat white ; under 

 surface orange-brown. 



Adult female has upper parts like male but tinged with ashy- 

 brown ; lores and ear coverts ashy-brown ; throat and cheeks white, 

 with dark brown streaks ; under parts light fawn, distinctly streaked 

 on breast, but less so on abdomen, flanks, and under tail coverts. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9. 



272. P. rilfotflllaris, Gld - Red-throated Thickhead. 



No yellow in plumage ; black pectoral collar ; ashy-grey above ; 

 throat rusty-red ; head ashy-grey ; under surface sandy-buff ; chest 

 washed with brownish-grey ; lores and cheeks rusty-brown ; under 

 wing coverts greyish-buff in male, dull white in female. 



Adult female differs in having throat and under surface greyish- 

 white (without rufous tinge) ; an obscure grey mark on chest ; 

 streaks down each feather. 

 Hab. : 6, 7. 



273. P. gilbert!, Old., Gilbert Thickhead. 



No yellow in plumage ; black pectoral collar ; above ashy grey ; 

 throat rusty-red ; head ashy-grey ; under surface sandy -buff ; chesb 

 washed with brownish-grey ; lores black; under wing coverts sandy- 

 buff in both sexes. 



Adult female has upper surface like male but wants black lores 

 and rusty-red on throat, the throat and fore-neck being grey, 

 gradually passing into buff of rest of under surface. 

 Hab. : 6, 7, 9. 



274. P. olivacea, Vig. and Hors., Olive Thickhead. 



No black pectoral collar ; throat white, freckled with brown ; 

 body below dull fawn ; upper surface and tail olive brown. Female 

 like male, but has head olive-brown instead of greyish-brown, and 

 is chestnut-olive instead of brownish -olive above. 

 Hab. : 4, 5. 



275. P. simplex, Old., Brown Thickhead. 



All upper surface uniform fuscous-brown ; quills plain brown ; 

 lores and ear coverts paler ; chin, cheeks, and rest of under surface 

 white ; under wing coverts, axillaries, and edge of wing white. 



Total length, 5 in. ; culmen, 0'6 in. ; wing, 3 in. ; tail, 2'3 in. 

 Hab. : 1. 



276. P. lanioides, Old., White-bellied Thickhead. 



Head and breast black ; hind-neck with black collar, bordered 

 with chestnut band ; upper parts ashy ; abdomen and throat 

 white. 



Hab. : 8. 



277. P. fretoriim, De Vis, Torres Straits Thickhead. 



Similar to 276. 



Male, black and chestnut pectoral bands ; the chestnut collar 

 occupies the whole of the neck on its upper surface. 

 Young male wants the nuchal collar. 

 Hab. : 2. 



