REMARKS ON THE GENUS IORA. 



male 14-4 

 „ 13-5 



14-5 



Bopyin 



14-5 

 14-4 



fern. 20-12 

 male 21-12 



Tenasseritn tn. „ 27-11 



Mergui fern, 12-6 



» 8-6 



,, male 7-6 



12-6 



male 



ftm. 



TV. 25; 

 W. 25 ; 



W. 255; 



W. 2 5; 

 W. 2-48; 



TV. 25: 

 TV. 2o 



TV. 2o 

 TV. 24 

 TV. 2-4: 

 TV. 24; 



B. 063 Plumage identical with Ceylon 

 female . 



B. 0'69 Similar to the nest preceding 

 male, but several black patches 

 on back, and the yellow of 

 throat rather brighter 



B. 7 Like Ceylon female. 



B. 064 Sexed female, but almost certainly 

 young male ; plumage faded 

 and abraided, with olive green, 

 nearly worn off tho frayed 

 tail feathers. 

 B. Impft. Similar to last, but one new pure 

 black tail feather half grown. 



B. G Forehead and crown rather 

 yellow ; rest of upper parts olivo 

 green, only a little shaded with 

 black and a few small spots of 

 the latter on the back. 



B. 0'65 Differs from the last in having the 

 occiput and nape nearly black, 

 and in exhibiting a yellow half 

 collar on upper back ; the tips 

 of the feathers fringed with the 

 black shaded olive green of 

 the middle back 



B. 67 Like first, but a triflo more black 

 on the back. 



B. 7 Like first, but without a spot even 

 of black on the back. 

 N.B. — All thesa four have the 

 chin, throat, and breast the same 

 intense yellow as in Southern 

 Indian breeding males. 

 B. - 68 Plumage undistinguishable from 



Ceylon female. 

 B. 065 Upper surface plain olive green, 

 not distinguishable from that 

 of the Ceylon female. 

 B. 7 Exactly like preceding. 

 B. 0'69 Identical with Ceylon specimens. 



B. 0-7 Ditto. 



B. 0-68 Only the slightest fringing of 

 black on the middle back 

 Chin and throat not quite such 

 bright yellow as in Tavoy 

 males. 

 TV. 2"45; B. 0"7 Back more shaded with black 

 and with one or two black 

 patches. 



B. 0-6 Like Ceylon female. 



B. 0-62 Identical with Ceylon female. 



B. 073 Similar to Ceylon females. 



B. 07 Precisely similar to Ceylon g, 

 but rather less black on back. 

 B. 0-71 Like all females. 

 B. 07 Female plumage, apparently 

 young $ , olive wearing off tail. 

 TV. 2'47 ; B. 07 Ordinary non-breeding plumage, 

 but central tail-feathers over- 

 laid with olive green on ter- 

 minal halves and exterior halves 

 of basal halves of outer webs. 

 TV. 2'55 ; B. 0'66 Absolutely identical with Cey- 

 lon specimen. 



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