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c4.

Crest ample and covering whole crown.

e5.

Tail very slightly rounded, the outer feather falling short of the tip of the tail by less than the length of the hind toe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Molpastes, p. 381.

f5.

Tail greatly rounded ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Xanthixus, p. 392.

d4.

Crest thin and confined to centre of crown.

g5.

Feathers of back with soft shafts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Otocompsa, p. 394.

h5.

Feathers of back with rigid, spinous shafts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pinarocichla, p. 399.

b''.

Nostrils nearly concealed by thick plumelets ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Spizixus, p. 400.

d'.

Crest inconspicuous or entirely absent.

c''.

Upper tail-coverts not reaching to middle of tail.

c'''.

Feathers of crown and forehead short and stiff ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Trachycomus, p. 402.

d'''.

Feathers of crown and forehead longer and soft.

e4.

Bill about ¾ length of head, compressed and sharply carinate ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Iole, p. 403.

f4.

Bill about ½ length of head, neither much compressed nor carinate.

g5.

Plumage not squamated ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pycnonotus, p. 410.

h5.

Plumage squamated ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Rubigula, p. 409.

d''.

Upper tail-coverts reaching nearly to end of tail ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Microtarsus, p. 422.

d.

Feathers on sides of crown and over ear-coverts long and pointed, contrasting with the rounded feathers of forehead ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Kelaartia, p. 426.

Genus CRINIGER Temm., 1820.

The genus Criniger may be known from all the other Bulbuls by the presence of a long pointed crest and numerous very long hairs springing from the nape and hind neck. The tails of all the Indian and Burmese species are, moreover, rufous, a character shared by few other Bulbuls.

Fig. 71.—Head of C. t. flaveolus.

In Criniger the bill is strong and about half the length of the head and the culmen is curved throughout; the rictal bristles are well developed. The wing is blunt; the tail short and rounded and the tarsus short but very strong. The plumage is very soft.