. Uccelli .. . – Egli veri Magpies. Il loro cibo consiste sia di frutta che di insetti. Chiave per specie, A. coda ashy con nero sulla metà terminale, a. Crowu marrone, addome rufous 2). Nifa, p. 48. h. Corona nera, addome e collo posteriore yhite D, hueogastra, p. 51. c. Corona nera, addome e cenere del collo J), sinensis, pag. 52. B. Tail entuely nero. d. Nessuna macchia bianca sull'ala J), frontalis, pag. 64. E. Con un'ala bianca J), haykyi, p. 55. 48 COKTIDJE. Dendrocitta ra&. Questa specie si estende su un'area molto ampia e, come si può prevedere, varia notevolmente in porzioni difEerenti della sua gamma, per tutte le loro variazioni

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. Birds .. . he true Magpies.Their food consists of both fruit and insects. Key to Species, A. Tail ashy with black on terminal half, a. Crowu brown, abdomen rufous 2). nifa, p. 48. h. Crown black, abdomen and hind neck yhite D, hueogastra, p. 51. c. Crown black, abdomen and hind neck ashy J), sinensis, p. 52. B. Tail entuely black. d. No white spot on wing J), frontalis, p. 64. e. With a white wing-spot J), haykyi, p. 55. 48 COKTIDJE. Dendrocitta ra&. This species extends over a very -wide area and, as might beexpected, varies greatly in difEerent portions of its range, thoughtheir variations have until now been almost entirely overlooked. Lanius rufus of Linne *, the name which has generally beenaccepted as applicable to this bird, cannot be used as it is pre-occupied by biiu in an earlier page of the. same work. Curiouslyenough, however, Latham* independently named it Gorvus rufiiBa few years later from a bird obtained on the Malabar coast, sothe name rufus will, therefore, still hold good.. Fig. 11.—Head of J3. nifa rufa.Key to Suhepecieg. A. Colours of head and back contrasting strongly. a. Lighter both above and below and not nearly so richly coloured D. rufa rufa, p. 48. b. Darker and more richly coloured above and below D, r. vagahunda, p. 50. B. Colours of head and back blending with one another. c. Tail 195 to 241 mm.; dark dull plumage. a. Darker, more brown D. r. saturatior, p. 51. b. Paler and redder D. r. kinneari, p. 61. d. Tail 242 to 287 mm.; pale dull plumage D, r. sclateri, p. 50. (26) Dendrocitta rufa rufa. The IifpiAir Tbee-me. Corvus rufus Latham, Ind. Orn., p. 161 (1790) (Malabar Coast).Dendrocitta rufa. Blanf. & Gates, i, p. 30. * Laniwx rufus Linii^, Syst. Nivt., i, 1766. Corims rufus Lath. Ind. Ora., p. 161, 1790. The description given is very poor, but it is founded on Sonnerals plate, vol. ii, p. 161, Voyage de Sonnerat, and cannot be mistaken. Although called de Chine it was apparently obtained on the Malabar Coast. On p. 171Hiatham des

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