188 TIMALIID 2. 
fulvous white, a few indistinct dark striz on the latter ; sides of 
breast and amis pale fulvous with broad brown and ‘eheetni 
streaks, disappearing on the abdomen and centre of breast ; under 
tail-coverts and thighs earthy-brown. 
Colours of soft parts. Iris white to bright orange ; bill horn- 
coloured; legs paler horny-brown. 
Meas Guenie: Wing 93 to115 mm.; tail 125 to 140 mm.; tarsus 
about 388 mm. eullicon 2 7to 283mm. The largest and smallest 
birds come om the same place. Hartert gives the wing up to 
110 mm. 
Distribution. I cannot distinguish between Jlanceolatus, yun- 
nanensis and bonvaloti; the range therefore of this Babax is 
E. Tibet, W. China, Tana. echin Hills and N. Shan States. 
Nidification. This bird was found breeding by Harington, 
Pershouse and others in the Bhamo Hills between 5,000 and 6,000 
feet, making a cup-shaped nest of dead leaves, grass, bits of 
bracken, etc., lined with roots and placed in low bushes in thin 
scrub- jungle or mixed bracken and bush. The breeding season 
appears to be April to June. The eggs number from two to four, 
generally three, and are rather long, pointed ovals in shape, 
rather dark se blue in colour, and with a fine, close 
texture and surface but no gloss. 15 eggs average about 27°3 x 
20°3 mm. 
Habits. This Babax is said to haunt thin scattered forest or 
“the more open hillsides, which are covered with bracken and 
bramble bushes, and never enters the dense secondary growth 
which springs up after cultivation ” (/arington). They go about 
either in pairs or small parties and keep up a continuous flow of 
soft and musical notes, varied occasionally by a harsher outburst. 
They are no better fliers than the rest of the family, and are 
equally strong and active on their legs. 
(181) Babax lanceolatus victoria. 
Tas Mounr Victoria BaBax. 
Babaz victoria Rippon, Bull. B. O. C., xv, p. 97 (1905) (Mt. Victoria, 
Chin Hills). 
Vernacular names. None recorded. 
Description. Differs from Janceolatus in having the throat and 
upper breast a purer white and the black shaft-stripes extending 
right up to the chin, whereas in typical lanceolatus there are no 
stripes on chin or throat and often not on the upper breast. In 
this bird also the moustachial stripe is very black and broad. 
Colours of soft parts. ‘ Irides yellow; bill dark horny; legs 
and feet lighter ” (/27ppon). 
Measurements. Wing 100 mm.; tail 140 mm.; tarsus 35 mm. ; 
culmen 25 mm. 
