(inyiTiioLOG r. 363 



The next family comprises tlioso intorustinp; hinls tho ' Dippors,' or water ouzels 

 [JTi/i/rohafes), and tlui briglit-coloured Pittas {Brufhi/uru.s), or ant-tlirushos. 



The ' dippers ' plunjje into the water and niii alon^ tlie Ixittom, or even fly 

 bcneatli the snrfaee (as it is said). They form a largo nest of grass, witli a hole 

 on one side, and lays 5 or G wliito eggs. The genus has not l)een recorded from 

 Burma, but probably ranges into Arakau. 



Famihj Brachyuridae (Pittida?). 



IlypRORNis O.VTicsr, Hiimo. Karen-ni, 2000 to 1000. Tenasserim. 



U. JVipaknsis, Hodgs. apud Plyth, B.B. 



Hume separates the Bunnose race from the Indian (S.F. i. p. 477). They are 

 very numerous at the base of Mooleyit, and have a clear full double-whistled note 

 (Davison). 



BEACUVCTins ctAXEUs, Blytli. Arakau. JIartaban. Tenasserim. 



Myai-young. 



B. MoLuecENsis, Miill. Arakan. Pegu. Tenasserim. 



B. MEGARDYNcnns, Sclil. Tcnasseiim. Banka. 



B. cuccLLATCs, ILirtl. Nipal. Ai-akan. Pegu. Tenasserim. 



B. C.ERUXEUS, llafll. Southern Tenasserim. 



The Tenasserim race is larger than the type, and for this race Hume has pro- 

 posed the name B. Davisoni. They are very sliy birds, and not at all like the other 

 Pittas. Directly they catch sight of you, they rise, and fly low, but rapidlj-, for 

 a couple of hundred yards, and tlien disappear in the forest (Davison). 



B. GuEXEYi, Hume. Southern Tenasserim. 



This is a shy species, and when disturbed hops rapidly away to cover, keeping 

 some obstacle intervening between itself and the approaching person. It has a habit 

 of jerking up its tail and trailing its wings slightly as it hops along, which is not 

 observed in its congeners (Davison). — S.F. vi. p. 31-1. 



These bob-tailed thrushes, or Pittas, are handsome, but rather leggy and gaudy 

 birds, whicli feed largely on ants, and have but feeble powers of flight. Jerdon, 

 speaking of the Pitta Bengatensis in tho Carnatic, describes them as literally blown 

 away from their haunts by tlie strong winds which usher in the hot weather, at which 

 time they take refuge in huts, out-offices, or any building that will give them shelter, 

 and are thus caught alive in considerable numbers. Gates records a similar mishap 

 which the Pegu Pittas {Ifoluccensis) sutfor from: "This bird appears by fits and 

 starts. A sharp gale from the south-west in Slay will bring them in by the dozen, 

 but they disappear again a day or two afterwards" (S.F. vi. ]). 107). 



Anthocincla Phateei, Blyth. Pegu ' Yoma.' Tenasserim. 



This bird is an aberrant, but undouhted member of this fannly. Its most 

 remarkable feature, besides its unusually sober colouration, is a pair of remarkable 

 aigrettes (so to speak), which project backwards full}' an inch behind the occiput. 

 The gfcnei'al colour is a rich brown, but tho reddish hue of the lower tail coverts, as 

 well as the habit and build, point to its relationship to this family. 



, ZooTnEE.v MARGINATA, Blytli. Khasi Hills. Arakan. Karen-ni, at 



2000. Mooleyit at 5000 feet. 



MERXJLIN.E. 



Tho true thrushes are birds of moderate size and of sombre colours, black or 

 brown, or in some cases blue. They feed on the ground and frequent woods and 

 gardens, preying largely on worms and mollusks. In winter many of them are 

 migratory and gregarious in cold climates. 



CvANoctNCiA CYANEA, L. Arakan. Pegu. Kartn-ni. 



C. solilaria, Miill. Tenasserim. Audamans. 



