182 Mr. J. D. D. La Touclie oti the 



egg. A nest and two eggs were found just before we left 

 Kuatun, but the eggs had been sucked by rats. The diameters 

 of these are Ovl and 070 inch. 



12. Trochalopteron milni David. 



This beautiful bird has been found by us only on the 

 summit of Mount David. It lives among the low bamboo 

 undergrowth of the forest, and appears to be now a scarce 

 bird. Years ago, the natives say, many used to be captured 

 in the rat-traps, but now they seldom, if ever, meet it below 

 6000 feet. However, in winter it must come down to a 

 much lower level, but probably keeps to the forest under- 

 growths. I was told that, unlike its relatives, this Babbler 

 is of a tame and confiding nature, and that its note is of 

 surpassing beauty. We were unable to find the nest, and I 

 regret to say that I did not see the bird alive. Our collectors 

 shot a pair in the spring of 1897, and this year seven were 

 shot by the native hunters. Of these, one is in the British 

 Museum, while Styan, Bickett, and I have each two. 



The notes taken on these seven birds are as follows : — 



(rt) $. 11th April, 1898. . Iris? crimson ; bill bLick; legs dark purplish 

 grey : length 10*5 inches : ovaries devel iping. 



{h) 2 . „ „ Soft parts and ovaries as above : length 10-5 in. 



(c) cS • }) }, Soft parts as above: testes 0-25 inch long: 



length 11 inches. 

 The stomachs of all these contained small 

 beetles ; that of the male contained also 

 the remains of a small centipede. 



(rZ)sex? 12th April, 1893. .Soft parts as above: length 10-8 inches. 



{e) 2- „ » ;. '> ^i"? 4 



if) sex? „ „ „ „ length 10-8 „ 



(9) 6. „ „ „ „ 7, 10"6 „ 



13. Ianthocincla berthemyi David. 



This fine Babbler is not uncommon in the forests. We 

 found it on the summit of Mount David, and it descends to 

 at least 3000 feet above sea-level. Although I was not fortu- 

 nate enough to see this bird alive, I once heard its whistle, 

 which is the most beautiful bird-note I have ever listened to. 

 I could not get any live young, but on the eve of our depar- 



