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169 ... 174 ... Secondaries falling short of 

 tip of wing by about twice 

 the length of tarsus ... Graucalus 

 175 ... Tail broadlytipped with white 55 Gr. macii 

 145 .,. 176 ... Wing when folded reaching 

 quite to tip of tail ; first 

 primary very minute, much 

 shorter than tarsus ; second 

 primary longest in wing ... Artaminse 



Artamus (only one 

 genus) 



177 ... Rump of the same colour as 



the back ... 56 A. fuscus 



144 ... 178 ... Plumage of the nestling 



streaked ... ... — ... 198 



179 ... With rictal bristles ... — ... 188 



180 ... First primary quite half the 



length of second ... Oriolidse ... 184 



Oriolus (only one 

 genus) 



181 ... Tail black and yellow or 



green 



182 ... Nape black, crown yellow ... 57 O. indicus 



183 ... Nape and crown black ... 58 O. melanocephalus 

 180 ... 184 ... First primary much less than 



half the length of second... Eulabitidse 



185 ... Fleshy wattles on the head... Eulabes 



186 ... Some bare skin on sides of 



head ... ... 59 E. religiosa 



187 ... No bare skin on sides of head 60 E. ptilogenys 

 179 ... 188 ... Without rictal bristles ... Sturnidse 



189 ... Wing pointed: secondaries 



falling short of tip by more 



than length of tarsus ... — ... 191 



190 ... Crest extremely long ... Pastor 



61 P. roseus (only one 



species) 



189 ... 191 ... Wing blunt; secondaries fall- 

 ing short of tip by less than 

 length of tarsus 



192 ... Crest much longer than tarsus Temenuchus 



62 T. pagodarum (only 



one species) 



193 ... Crest shorter than tarsus ... 



194 ... Bare skin on side of head ... 



195 ... Frontal feathers short, in- 



clined backwards ... Sturnornis ... 196 



63 S. senex (only one 



species) 



195 ... 196 ... Frontal feathers lengthened 



and erect... ... Acridotheres 



197 ... Under wing coverts and 



axillaries white ... 64 A. melanosternus 



178 ... 198 ... Plumage of the nestling 

 mottled or squamated 



