KO TIMALIUDA. 
indistinguishable from those of the last; 100 measure on an 
average 26°1 x 18°5 mm. 
Habits. A comparatively common bird between 3,000 and 
6,000 feet, nearly always found in cool, moist tree-forest in which 
there is a fair amount of undergrowth. Voice, food, flight, etc. 
as 7’. p. pheeniceum. 
(158) Trochalopterum pheeniceum ripponi. 
Tue Burmusn Crimson-wincrp LavuGuine-THRusH. 
Trochalopterum rippont Oates, Bull. B. O. C., xi, p. 10 (1900). 
(Kengtung State). 
Vernacular names. Avrang-shong-maling (Kachin). 
Description. Similar to the preceding, but has the crimson of 
the head extending on to the sides of the neck, throat and super- 
cium. The lower plumage is greyish yellow instead of fulvous 
or olive-brown and the tail is narrowly tipped with ochre instead 
of broadly with orange. 
Colours of soft parts and Measurements as in 7. p. pheniceum. 
Distribution. Kachin Hills, N. Shan States. 
Nidification. The few eggs I have seen of this race seem to be 
rather darker than those of the other races. Twenty-one average 
about 25:8 x 18°6 mm. 
Habits as in the other races, but according to Harington 
they frequent bamboo-jungle as well as forest, placing their nest 
sometimes in clumps of bamboo. They keep generally above 
5,000 feet and are found at least up to 7,000 feet. 
(159) Trochalopterum milnéi sharpel. 
Tur Burmese Rep-rainep Lauguine-THrvusH. 
Trochalopterum sharper icget ae Ba} -: Xt, p. Ls. OOn) 
(Kengtung States /Waunu-Katlon pack, Lact of Ta howe 
Vernacular names. oe abr (Kachin). 
Description. Crown and upper parts of head and neck buffy- 
rufous; ear-coverts pale grey; throat and lores black ; back and 
wing-coverts olive, each feather of the back with dark edge; 
rump and upper tail-coverts golden olive; below ashy-olive, more 
green towards the neck; tail hore bright red, below lnckigh 
wing-quills above brilliant and glossy red, the inner webs of the 
innermost secondaries pure white. 
Colours of soft parts. ‘Bill and feet black; iris brown” 
(David & Oust.). 
Measurements. Length about 280 mm.; wing about 106 mm. ; 
tail about 120 mm.; tarsus about 38 mm.; culmen about 30 mm. 
Distribution. Kachin Hills and N. Shan States. 
