the eye about three fourths of an inch along the lower half of tbc upper mandible ; the till is 3f
inches long. The three outer tail-feathers are white, the fourth half black from the quill, the fifth
black. The head has a rufous tinge.
" In other s])ecimciis the head wants the rufous tinge, tlie first tail-feather is white, with the
outer shaft black up two tliirds of its length, and slightly tinged up one third of the inner web ;
second and third feathers black on both sides up two thirds of their length ; fom-th black up to
an inch from the top; fifth black altogether. This species (?) is found in the southern proyinces
aLout the base of the hills ; the former in the Anarajaiipoora Wanny."
Lieut. Legge states, "This specics ranges from the highest down to the lowland forests,
frequenting the tallest trees in them, and is more numerous in the latter than in the mountains
or in any part of Ceylon that I have as yet explored."
Jfa/e.—Bill greenisli white, becoming brownish at base. Head crested, feathers moderately
long, dark brown, with a white central lino. IJack of neck and upper parts brownish grey. "Wings
light leaden grey, each feather margined with black. Primaries gi-eenish black, the second, third,
fourth, and fifth tipped with white; secondaries greenisli black, the outer webs margined with
load(in grey. Throat, breast, and abdomen buily white, becoming dark buff on the lower part of
abdomen and under tail-coverts. Tail greenish black, the three outermost rectrices having their
apical tliird pure white, the one next the central pair tipped with white. Irides reddish hrown.
Total length without bill, average 19-^ inches; wing 8, tail 10, Lill along culmen 3, tarsus
Pcmale like the male in the plumage, but has the bill black, with a ycllowish-whitc line occupying
the lower half of the maxilla along the commissure and reaching to within an inch of the
tip.
I am indebted to the Slarquis of Tweeddale, who kindly loaned to me from his collection the
specimens from which my figures aud descriptions were taken.
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