Crows (Corvidae)

Biddulph's Ground-jay (Podoces biddulphi) - HBW 14, p. 609

French: Podoce de Biddulph German: Weißschwanzhäher Spanish: Arrendajo Terrestre de Xinjiang
Other common names: Xinjiang/Sinkiang/Tarim/White-tailed Ground-jay, Biddulph's Ground-chough

Taxonomy: Podoces Biddulphi Hume, 1874, Maralbashi, Xinjiang, China.
Forms a species pair with P. hendersoni; the two are sometimes united in a separate genus, Eupodoces, differing from other two members of genus in having black on crown, relatively long uppertail-coverts and dark legs, and lacking blackish breast patch. Monotypic.

Distribution: Taklimakan Desert (from Yarkand E to Lop Nur) in Xinjiang, NW China.