Poecilodryas albispecularis Salvadori, 1876

Nominate race has throat onto anterior cheeks white, rest of head rather dark ashy grey, hindneck slightly paler, upperparts olivaceous grey; remiges fuscous, outer webs edged olive- brown except on outer three primaries and innermost secondaries, which have blackish base on outer web and white patch on each web, tertials olive- brown; lesser upperwing- coverts ashy grey, greater and primary coverts fuscous black, other coverts olive- fuscous; tail fuscous, washed brown; chin grey, throat white, breast pale ashy, belly white, flanks and undertail- coverts rusty olive; iris dark brown; bill olive- brown, tip pale; legs pink. Sexes similar. Juvenile has body rufous, paler on underparts; immature similar to adult, but some greater upperwing- coverts tipped rufous- chestnut, bill pale with darker base. Races rather distinctive: rothschildi has white supercilium from above eye to nape side, white bar from throat to eye, rest of head and hindneck black, upperparts olive- brown, inner secondaries as back, other remiges black with olive- brown edges, white or pale grey patch on centre of remiges (forming patch on folded wing, stripe in flight), central rectrices as back, others black with paler edges, chin black, throat white, breast grey, belly white, flanks and undertail- coverts ochraceous; centralis is like pevious, but upperparts more greyish- olive, ochraceous of flanks reduced; armiti is similar to last, but forehead greyish, crown tinged brown, back greenish- olive, uppertail- coverts more reddish- brown; atricapilla has crown black, tail darker rust- brown.