Capt. R. C. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 433 



400. PoMATORHiNUS RUFicoLLis. Rufous-neckcd Scimitar- 

 Babbler. 



Darjeeling collection, 1862. One specimen. 



402. PoMATORHiNUS scHisTiCEPS. Slaty-headed Scimitar- 

 Babbler. 

 Darjeeling collection, 1862. One specimen. 



405. PoMATORHiNUS ERYTHROGENYS, Gould. Rusty-cliecked 

 Scimitar-Babbler. 



Darjeeling collection, 1862. Two specimens. 

 Not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Simla, where it was 



the only species of this genus observed by me. Dimensions 

 (June 3, 1866) :— 



Length. Wing. Tail. Extent. Bill. Tarsus. 



A 9-875 3-3125 375 10-5 1-25 1-5 nearly. 



B.... 10-125 3-875 3-75 10-5 1-375 1-375 



Irides pale yellowish-white; bill horny-green, darker along ridge 

 of upper mandible ; legs and claws fleshy. 



406. XiPHORHAMPHUs suPERCiLiARis. Slender-billed Scimi- 

 tar-Babbler. 



Darjeeling collection, 1862. One specimen. 



407. Garrulax leucolophus. White-crested Laughing 

 Thrush. 



Noticed in Sikkim, where it was tolerably common at the 

 height of about 2000 feet ; again at Kyodan, on the Sal ween 

 River, in Burmah, August 14, 1865. 



Specimen in the flesh : — Length 11 ; wing 5 ; tail 4-5 ; tarsus 

 1-875; bill from front 1-125. Irides dark red ; bill black; legs 

 leaden. (C/. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 548.) 



408. Garrulax cerulatus. Grey-sided Laughing Thrush. 

 Darjeeling Collection, 1862. Four specimens. 



410. Garrulax ruficollis. Rufous-necked Laughing 

 Thrush. 



Darjeeling collection, 1862. One specimen. 



411. Garrulax albogularis. White-throated Laughing- 

 Thrush. 



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