1. STACHYKIDOrsiS. 599 



A. Jad. sk. Sikhiin, March 1878 Major J.Biddulph. 



(Mandelli). 



I. d" ad. sk. Sikliim, Dec. lo, 1879. Eugene W. Gates, Esq. 



(i. Mandelli). [C.]. 



m,n. Ad.sk. Hiiihim {L. Mandelli). HenrySeebohm, Esq. [P.]. 



o,p. Ad.sk. Formosa. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [P.]. 



q. Ad. sk. Fungslian, Formosa, Gould Collectinu. 



Jan. 18G6. 



r. Ad. sk. Formosa, Jan. 1866 H. Seebohm, Esq. [P.]. 



{R. Swinhoe). 



2. Stachyridopsis ruflfrons. 



Stachyris rutifrons, Hume, Sir. F. 187.3, p. 479 ; id. Sf Oates, Sir. F. 



1875, p. 117; id. Str. F. 1876, pp. 274, 501 ; id. Sr Damn. Str. F. 



1878, vol. i. p. 265 ; id. Str. F. 1879, p. 95. 

 Stachyris ruficeps {non Blyth), Hume, Str. F. 1874, p. 476 ; Wald. in 



Blyth, B. Burm. p. 116 (1875). 



Adult. Lores and a streak over (but not extending beyond) the 

 eye pale mouse-brown ; forehead and anterior half of crown pale 

 brownish rufous ; occiput, nape, and the rest of the upper surface 

 pale brown, with a very faint olivaceous tinge on the occiput, back, 

 and rump ; upper tail-coverts just perceptibly more rufous ; inner 

 webs of primaries pale hair-brown ; outer webs and tail very pale 

 brown, with a scarcely perceptible olivaceous tinge ; chin and centre 

 of throat wliite, the feathers just perceptibly dark-shafted ; the rest 

 of the throat, cheeks, ear-coverts, and the rest of the lower surface 

 dull, pale, slightly fulvous brown (if raised, it will be seen that only 

 the terminal third of the feathers are of this colour ; above this 

 they are albescent ; and the basal portions are dusky) ; the wing- 

 lining and axillaries are a very pale grey or grej'ish white ; " bill 

 blue ; inside of mouth flesh-colour ; iris deep red ; eyelids plum- 

 beous; legs fleshy brown; claws pale horny" (E. Oates). Total 

 length 4-5 inches, bill from gape 0"o6, wing 1-9, tail 1"95, tarsus 

 0-67. {Hume.) 



Hub. The forests in the Tenasserim and Pegu hills, ranging 

 through Karennee to the Bhootan Dooars. Mr. Hume states that 

 it is smaller than S. ruficeps, and the iiifous of the head is duUer 

 and does not extend to the occiput. The under-mentioned speci- 

 mens appear to be referable to this species or, rather, race ; for it 

 is very' difiicult to separate it as a distinct species. 



«. Ad. sk. Bootan Dooars (Z.3/a«f?e//t). H. Seebohm, Esq. [P.]. 



h. Ad.sk. Eootau Dooars, Jan. 1876 Eugene W. Gates, Esq. [C.]. 

 (X. Mandelli). 



c. d ad. sk. Cachar, May 25, 1878. J. Inglis, Esq. [d. 



d. c? ad. sk. Tenasserim, Feb. 3, 1875 Eugene W. Oates, Esq. [C.]. 



(TV. Davison). 



;i Stachyridopsis poliogaster. 

 Stachyris poliogaster, Hume, Str. F. 1880, p. 116. 

 Adult. The entire lores, extending quite to the nostrils and 



