118 PARADOXORNITHID &, 
the typical bleat of the family. So curiously like is it to the 
plaintive bleat of a small kid in distress that I have more than 
once been deceived by it. 
Whilst almostas active as the Titmouses in climbing about, they 
are much less so on the wing, for their flight is fluttering, ill- 
sustained and weak, nor do they ever take to wing unless. com- 
pelled. 
Their food is principally insectivorous, but they also eat a 
certain amount of seeds and even grain. 
(106) Psittiparus gularis gularis, 
THe GREY-HEADED Parrot-BILt. 
Paradoxornis gularis Gray, Gen. Birds, ii, p. 889 (1845) (Sikkim). 
Sceorhynchus gularis. Blanf. & Oates, 1, p. 69. 
Vernacular names. Chongto-phep-pho (Lepeba). 
Description. Forehead, nasal plumes, a supercilium from the 
forehead to the nape and the chin black ; loresand round the eye, 
cheeks and lower plumage white; flanks and sides of breast only 
slightly suffused with buff; ear-coverts pale grey ; crown and nape 
Hoek grey ; upper plumage, tail and mele portions of closed 
wing rufous-brown. 
Gaia of soft parts. Iris deep red-brown ; bill chrome-yellow 
to an almost orange horny yellow; legs and feet slaty-brown, 
occasionally with a bluish tinge. 
Measurements. Total length about 150 to 155 mm.; wing 
90 to 95 mm.; tailabout 80 mm.; tarsus about 27 mm.; culmen 
about 12 to 13 mm. long and about 10 toll deep. 
Distribution. Sikkim and Bhutan and hills North of the 
Brahmaputra. 
Nidification. Similar to that of P. ruficeps bakert. The eggs 
measure about 21:0 x 15°2 mm. 
Habits. Similar to the last. 
(107) Psittiparus guiaris transfluvialis. 
Harrerr’s Parrot-Bitt. 
Seworhynchus gularis transfluvialis Hartert, Nov. Zool., vii, p. 548 
(1900) (Guilang, N. Cachar). 
Vernacular names. Daomougasha gophu (Cachari); Jndoo-rui 
gahahbale (KKacha Naga). 
Description. Differs from the Grey-headed Parrot-Bill in having 
the whole of the under parts suffused with fulvous and in being 
rather smaller. 
