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 410 PYCNONOTID^E. Genus PYCNONOTUS Kuhl, 18:26. With the exception of the genus Molpastesi, the present genus contains a far greater number of species and subspecies than any other and of these there are representatives found from Ceylon to Central India and from Arrakan to the Malayan Islands and again East through the Kachin Hills to Chinn. The genus is, however, not represented in Northern India or North-West Burma. In Pijcnovotus the bill is of small size and the nuchal hairs are obsolete or smnll. Many of the species are of dull colour but a few are of brilliant phi mage. Key to >S2^ecies. A. Throat white. [p. 410. a. Forehead aud crown dark brown. ... P. c/oiavier anulis, [p. 411. b. Forehead and crown black P. miriffaster .id nthorr/wus, li. Throat grey Streaked with bright yellow P.Jitildi/soni, p. 412. C. Throat yellow. c. Crown blafk P. mclanicterus, p. 414. d. Crown yellow P. xanthokemus, p. 415. D. Throat ruby-red P. (/tdaris, p. 415. E. Throat slaty-blue P. cycmivenfris, p. 410. F. Throat brown or gvey. e. Under tail-coverts yellow P. luteolas, p. 417. y. Under ta 1-coverts brown or buff". a' . Ear-coverts silvery-white or with silvery-white shafts P. phimosiis, p. 418. 6'. Ear-coverts like the crown. a". Wing over 75 mm P. simplex, p. 4i?l. />". Wing under 75 mm P. eryfhropthalmus, p. 422.


 * Turdus analis Horsf., Trans. L. S., xiii, p. 147 (1820) (Java).
 * Pycnoni)tns analis. Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 287.

Vernacular names. Merehah (Malay).

Description. The whole upper plumage brown tinged with olive, darker on the head and the feathers with faint pale edges: wings and tail dark brown edged with olive-brown; a broad supercilium white; lores and feathers on the eyelids black; ear-coverts pale brown; cheeks, chin and throat whitish; breast brown, the feathers with pale edges; abdomen white suffused with brown and flanks darker brown; under tail-coverts sulphur-yellow.

Colours of soft parts. Iris wood-brown or chocolate; legs, feet, claws and bill black.

Measurements. Total length about 200 mm.; wing about 83 to 91 mm.; tail about 80 to 85 mm.; tarsus about 20 mm.; culmeu about 15 mm.

Distribution. Tenasserim and Malay Peninsula, Sumatra,, Java, Borneo, Siani, Cochin China.