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Table 2 Plumage differences between species of Montecincla

From: Two new genera of songbirds represent endemic radiations from the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, India

Plumage feature

M. jerdoni

M. cachinnans

M. fairbanki

M. meridionale

Crown

Slaty brown

Slaty brown

Dark brown almost black

Grey brown

Chin

Black

Black

Grey

Pale grey

Ear coverts

Greyish white

Pale rufous

Pale grey

Brownish grey

Supercilium

White, long, reaching behind eye; black eye strip from lore

White, long reaching behind eye; black eye strip from lore

White, Long, extending behind eye; black stripe below lores through eyes

White, short, not extending behind eye

Nape

Slaty brown

Ashy brown

Brownish grey

Pale brown

Upper parts

Olive brown up to tail

Olive brown

Olive brown

Dull grey at nape brownish towards rump

Breast

Grey, with faint streaks

Bright rufous

Pale grey with faint streaks

Whitish grey with prominent dark streaks

Belly

Olive brown but centre of belly pale rufous

Ochraceous

Rufous to chestnut

White at centre with mild dark streaks, sides deep chestnut

Centre of belly

Pale rufous

Rufous

Rufous to chestnut

White centre

Flanks

Olive brown

Olive brown

Rufous to chestnut

Reddish chestnut