2^8 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. VIII, 



{a) cf ^ Upper Rotung, 5-1-12. I.M. No. 25359. 

 (b) 9 , Bipani, Dibang Vallc}', Mishmi Hills, about 

 2100 ft., 17-1-12 {F.M.B.). 



''Bill black, feet very dark brown, iris dark. Naga name 

 Aching-yon or Tsen-tsen-gi." {F.M.B.). 



This Bush Robin has hitherto been found according to present 

 records only in Sikkim and the Khasi and N. Cachar Hills. Dr. 

 Coltart, however, procured it in Margherita and I have received it 

 from Nepal and the Bhutan Hills above Kamrup, so that the 

 present record practically links it up with the hills south and 

 east. 



73. Cittocincla macrura macrura (Gmel.). 



O. and B., vol. ii, p. 118. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. vii, p. 85. 



{a) cf , Kobo, lo-xii-ii. I.M. No. 25264. 



74. Myiophoneus temmincki temmincki (Vigors). 



O. and B., vol. i, p. 178. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. vii, p. 7. 



[a] Not sexed. Komsing, 25-ii-i2. I.M. No. 25277. 



It is possible that this genus is not even now placed in its 

 proper position. It certainly should be placed amongst the 

 Turdidae as it is a true Thrush in every way, but exactly where it 

 should go it is difficult to say. Possibly it should be placed some- 

 where near Grandala and Notodela together with Brachypteryx and 

 Drymochares which must also be withdrawn from the Timeliidae 

 and placed amongst the Turdidae. 



The present specimen is a typical temmincki and quite distinct 

 from the Burmese sub-species eugenii. 



75. Merula ruficollis (Pall.). 



O. and B., vol. ii, p. 130. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. V, p. 269. 



{a) 5 , Balek, 23-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25296. 

 _ (&) 2 , Misshing. Feb, 1912. B.N.H.S. No. 30. 

 (c) cf , Misshing. Feb. 1912 B.N.H.S. No. 49. 



Specimen (a) appears to be a male 



Hartert (Die Vogel Palaarktischen, p. 659 et seq.) considers 

 M. atrogularis to be a sub-species of ruficollis, but I cannot make 

 out where these two sub-species overlap, and I look upon them as 

 perfectly good species always easily distinguished one from the 

 other and having much the same range and migration even if not 

 the same breeding area. The red-throated Ouzel visits the ex- 

 treme north eastern part of the Indian Empire in enormous 

 numbers in the cold weather and I have seen it in flocks of hun- 



