Poecilodryas albonotata Salvadori, 1875

Nominate race has crown and upperparts deep blue- grey, side of forehead to ear- coverts black; upperwing blackish- brown, outer webs of remiges with small white spot (not visible on folded wing, but forming stripe in flight); tail blackish- brown, outer rectrices narrowly tipped white; chin, throat and upper breast black, side of neck with elongated white patch, breast side and flanks grey, lower breast to undertail- coverts white; iris dark brown; bill and legs black. Sexes alike. Juvenile has plumage uniform pale cinnamon, except for white mark on neck side. Race griseiventris has lower breast and belly grey, not white; correcta is paler above than nominate, has black of throat more restricted, extent of white on underparts less and tinged buff.