BIRDS OF THE BflAMO DISTRICT. Ub 



'(125) PoMATHORiNUS KUPiCOLLis, Hodgs.— (The Rufous-necked Soimiter 

 Babbler.) 



I got three specimens which, I think, must belong to this species, and one 

 which is slightly smaller, with white tips to its tail feathers and primaries and 

 with faint whitfi bars across the rump ; as the markings are so extraordinary 

 I think it must be a " spoi't," 



I did not find any nests of this bird, but saw old ones carrying food early 

 in April. 



*(l30a) PoMATHORiNOS GRAVivox, David.— (David's Scimiter Babbler.) 



Oust. Bui. Mus. Paris, 1898, p 255. 



Kachin name. — Che-ba-wo-giaw, 



Differs from /'. Macchllandi by having its upper plumage of a more greenish 

 tinge and the stripes on the throat black instead of grey, the sides of its body 

 and flanks being a rich chestnut instead of olive-brown. 



In the "Ibis" of 1891, p. 373, Seebohra notes the differences between 

 gravivQz and MaccUllandi. 



Fairly common, and very noisy in the mornings and evenings, having a fine 

 blackbird-like song of a few notes which it repeats often. 



Nesting — I found several nests of this bird ; all were domed, and placed 

 near or on the ground. They seem to be early breeders, as the first nest I 

 found was on the 10th April, with two eggs on the point of hatching. I also 

 saw many young birds about during the month. 



Eggs. — A glossless white. Average of nine eggs 1-07 x "87, largest being 



l-17x 78, smallest 1-03 X'S. 



TIMELIIN^. 

 (!34) TiMEUA jp:rdoni, Walden— (Burmese Red-capped Babbler.) 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon ; plentiful in grass jungle round Bhamo. 

 ( 139) Pyctorhis sinensis, (Gm.)— (The Yellow-eyed Babbler.) 

 Recorded by Col, Rippon, 



* (141) Pyctorhis altirostris, (Jerd.)— (Jerdon's Babbler.) 

 Two specimens. Very plentiful round Bhamo. Hope to procure eggs later 



in the season. 



(143) Pkllornedm minus, Hume. — (Sharpe's Spotted Babbler.) 



Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



I heard either this bird or P. bubochraceum calling continually at Bhamo, 

 but did not procure specimens. 



®(148a) Drymocatapuus cinnamomeus, Ripp. — (Rippon's Babbler.) 



Bull. B. O. C Vol. XI, p. 12, 



(Tran^.) " Similar to D. ignotum, but the throat distinctly spotted with 

 rufous and abdomen white." 



Length : 5, culmen -55, wing 2*15, tail 1*75, tai-sus 1 8. 



Bill dark horn, lower mandible paler. Iris oiange red, lega pale horn. Its 

 bi-east is also distinctly more rufous, 



Nesting. — This is decidedly a rare bird and a great skulker, as I only came 

 ac (ss .t twice. At Siulora on the 6th May a Kachin pointed me out a nest 

 containing three eggs which was qui.e new to me, so I sat down to got the 



