No. 49.— 1898.] Ceylon birds. 



167 



199 ... Nostrils more or less covered 



by hairs ... ... Muscicapidse ... 233 



200 ... Tail considerably shorter 



than wing ... — ... 223 



201 ... Second primary very much 



shorter than fifth 



202 ... Frontal feathers of ordinary 



structure not concealing the 

 nostrils ... 



203 ... Rictal bristles short, few, 



generally less than six 



204 ... Sexes different 



205 ... In both sexes base of tail 



white ; upper plumage 

 brown or rufescent, never 



blue nor black ... Siphia ... 208 



206 . . . Chin, throat, breast, and upper 



abdomen chestnut, sur- 

 rounded by a black band ... 65 S. hyperythra 6 



207 ... No chestnut on lower 



plumage ... 65 S. hyperythra $ and 



young 



205 ... 208 ... Males with whole upper 

 plumage blue or black ; 

 lower plumage never 

 entirely blue or green. 

 Females brown or rufescent 

 above ; never combined with 

 black upper tail coverts 



or white on tail ... Cyornis ... 216 



209 ... No white on tail 



210 ... Upper plumage blue 



211 ... Crown, rump, and back of the 



same blue 



212 ... Breast ferruginous or chest- 



nut 



213 ... Chin and throat blue ... 66 C. rubeculoides $ 



214 ... Throat ferruginous like breast 67 C. tickelli 



215 ... Upper plumage brown or 



rufescent ... 66 C. rubeculoides 9 



208 ... 216 ... Both sexes with the entire 

 plumage suffused with blue 



or green ... Stoparola ... 218 



217 ... No white on tail ... 68 S. sordid a 



216 ... 218 ... Sexes alike ; plumage plain 

 brown or rufous throughout 



219 ... First primary much less than 



half second ... Alseonax 



220 ... Upper plumage and tail ashy 



brown with tinge of rufous 69 A. latirostris 



221 ... Upper plumage ruddy brown ; 



upper tail coverts ferrugi- 

 nous ; tail brown, suffused 

 with rufous on the outer 

 webs of the feathers only 70 A. muttui 



