. Birds. Birds. SiniETs^OCICHLA. 401 Key to Species. A. Feathers of tlie throat and breast bLack with pale shafts S. humei, ]). 401. B. Feathers of breast ashy-broAvn with blaclc margins and white submargins. S. robcrti, p. 401. (^73) Sphenocichla humei. Hume's Wedge-billed Wren, HetcrorhynclwR humei Mandelli. S. F., i, p. 415 (1873) (Xative Sikkim). Sphenocichla Jniinii. Rhinf. & Oates, i, p. 330. Vernacular names. None recorded. Description. Whole upper plumage rich golden-brown, the leathers edged with black and all but those of the crown and nape narrowly barred with blackish ; feather
. Birds. Birds. SiniETs^OCICHLA. 401 Key to Species. A. Feathers of tlie throat and breast bLack with pale shafts S. humei, ]). 401. B. Feathers of breast ashy-broAvn with blaclc margins and white submargins. S. robcrti, p. 401. (^73) Sphenocichla humei. Hume's Wedge-billed Wren, HetcrorhynclwR humei Mandelli. S. F., i, p. 415 (1873) (Xative Sikkim). Sphenocichla Jniinii. Rhinf. & Oates, i, p. 330. Vernacular names. None recorded. Description. Whole upper plumage rich golden-brown, the leathers edged with black and all but those of the crown and nape narrowly barred with blackish ; feathers of head, neck and inter- scapulars with white sliafts, most conspicuous on the forehead ; a. Fig. 91.âHead of S. humei. broad white supercilium fi-om the back of the eye breaking u]> into white spots on the sides of the neck ; wings blackish-brown, the visible parts barred with dark golden-brown; chin, throat, breast and flanks dark brown with white shafts and the narrowest of white edges ; belly ash^^-grey ; posterior flanks and under tail- coverts golden-brown. Colours of soft parts. Irides dark brown ; bill slate-colour, the culmeu darker ; legs dark brown. Measurements. Wing 70 to 74 mm.; tail 64 to 71 mm.; tarsus 26 to 27 mm.; culmen 22 to 24 mm. Distribution. Sikkim to the Abor Hills. Nidification and Habits. Nothing recorded. (â A74) Sphenocichla roberti. Egbert's Wedge-billed Wren-. Sphenocichla roberti &Wald.,Ibis, 187o, p. 2ol (Jlemeo, N. Cachar); Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 330. Vernacular names. Ting-linrui gadiha (Kacha Naga). Description. Above dark reddish golden-brown, the feathers of the head and mantle with darker margins and obsolete ashy. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baker, E. C. Stuart (Edward Charles Stuart), 1864-1944; Oates, Eugene William, 1845
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