. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 17. PACHTCEPHALA. 183 young of many species have faint cross-markings on the underparts of the body. About 50 species. Range. Indian and Australian regions (except New Zealand). Key to the Species. I. Under surface rich yellow. I". Pectoral collar jet-black : above olive-yellow. a. Throat white. a'. Head black. a". Tail black. a'". Chin black mentalis, p. 189. b'". Chin white. a*. The black pectoral collar and a yel- low band round the hind neck very distinct. «'. Breast orange-yellow schlegeli, p. 195. b^. Breast gamboge-yell
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 17. PACHTCEPHALA. 183 young of many species have faint cross-markings on the underparts of the body. About 50 species. Range. Indian and Australian regions (except New Zealand). Key to the Species. I. Under surface rich yellow. I". Pectoral collar jet-black : above olive-yellow. a. Throat white. a'. Head black. a". Tail black. a'". Chin black mentalis, p. 189. b'". Chin white. a*. The black pectoral collar and a yel- low band round the hind neck very distinct. «'. Breast orange-yellow schlegeli, p. 195. b^. Breast gamboge-yellow fulvotincta, a\ Total length 6-7 inches; fe- [p. 196. male below isabelhne-yellow. rnelanura, p. 185. 6*. Total length 6 inches; female below cinnamon-colour .... vitiensis, p. 190. b*. Pectoral collar very narrow; no yellow band round the hind neck, soror, p. 196. b". Only the terminal part of the tail black, c'". Basal part of tail grey, washed with olive gutturalis, p. 192. d'". Basal part of tail simply grey ocddentalis, p. 193. c". Tail entirely grey glaucura, p. 194. d". Tail olive, but inner web dark brown ; total length 6 inches chlorura, p. 194. Poecilodryas cyana, Salvad. op. cit. xiv. p. 502 (1879) ; id. Orn. Paptas. e Molucche, ii. p. Head of Pcecilodryas cyana. Scales in front of the tarsus fused into one scutum. Foot and bill differing from those of Packycephala. Adult male. General colour above, including the upper tail-coverts, dark bluish slate-colour; head darker, inclining to black on the forehead. Sides of the head and the whole under surface of the body uniform bluish slate-colour, a little paler than the back ; wing-coverts and quills black externally, very narrowly tinged with slaty bluish ; tail entirely black ; " iris, bill, and feet black" (D'Albertis). Total length 6'3 inches, culmen 0'6, wing 305, tail 2'55, tarsus 1. Hab. North-western New Guinea. d ad. sk. Karons, April 1877. M. L. Laglaize [C.].. Please
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