. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . ult males of Sypheotis bengalensis, have thehead and the whole of the lower parts black, and both species acquireornamental plumage either on the head or neck. Sypheotis bengalen-sis is crested and has long, full feathers all down the neck to thebreast, whilst Syplieotis aurita has the feathers of the side of thehead and chin somewhat lanceolate and lengthened, and a curioustuft of long feathers from each side of the head below the ear-coverts,the longest of which have the stems narrowly webbed and the endsspatulate. Sharpe divides Syplieotis into
. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . ult males of Sypheotis bengalensis, have thehead and the whole of the lower parts black, and both species acquireornamental plumage either on the head or neck. Sypheotis bengalen-sis is crested and has long, full feathers all down the neck to thebreast, whilst Syplieotis aurita has the feathers of the side of thehead and chin somewhat lanceolate and lengthened, and a curioustuft of long feathers from each side of the head below the ear-coverts,the longest of which have the stems narrowly webbed and the endsspatulate. Sharpe divides Syplieotis into two genera, creating a new genusHoubaropsis for the larger bird and retaining Sypheotis for thesmaller. The fact of the latter having a seasonal change of plumageand the former not having one would add considerable strength tothe reasons for dividing them, but for the purpose of this work Iretain them in the one genus. Key to the Species. Wing 7 to 10 inches, tarsus 335 to 45 .S. aurita. Wing 13 to 15 inches, tarsus 5 to 62 S. bengalensis. X.
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