POMATORHINUS. 2901 
Description. This race differs from the last in having the whole 
chin, throat and upper breast dark ashy, the feathers of the chin 
and throat having white bases and those of the breast white 
central streaks. 
Colours of soft parts as in P. e. erythrogenys. 
Measurements. This form is a little smaller than the last, 
wing 92 to 102mm. 
Distribution. Himalayas, Garhwal to Sikkim. 
Nidification. Breeds in May and June at all elevations between 
2,000 and 8,000 feet. The nests and eggs cannot be distinguished 
from those of the last. 
Habits do not differ from those of P. e. erythrogenys. 
221) Pomatorhinus erythrogenys macclellandi. 
McCie.iuann’s Scrumitar-BaBsier. 
Pomatorhinus macclellandi Jerdon, B. of f., 11, p. 32 (1863) (Khasia 
Hills); Blanf. & Oates,.i, p. 125. 
Vernacular names. Dao-gurrum-buku (Cachari). 
Description. In this race the flanks are olivaceous instead of 
rufous, and the breast is white streaked with dark ashy brown. 
Colours of soft parts as in erythrogenys. 
Measurements. This is a smaller bird than the last two, with a 
wing of about 87 to 931mm. In this, as in all the Scimitar- 
Babblers, the female is decidedly smaller than the male, and the 
smaller dimensions given refer to that sex. The bill is only about 
30 to 32 mm. and more slender than in the previous two races, 
Distribution. Assam, South of the Brahmaputra and Chin 
Hills. 
Nidification similar to that of the last two birds. Forty eggs 
average 26°5X19°3 m. The breeding season lasts from early 
April to late June, and nests may be found at all elevations 
between 2,500 and 6,000 feet. 
Habits. These do not differ from those of other birds of the 
same genus, but this race wanders down very low in winter, for 
Stevens obtained it in the Lakhimpur plains in January to March, 
222) Pomatorhinus erythrogenys gravivox,. 
Davip’s Scrmirar-BaBBLER, 
Pomatorhinus gravivor David, Ann. Sci. Nat., xviil, p. 2 (1873) (South 
Shensi). 
Vernacular names. Chi-ba-wo-graw (Kachin). 
Description. Differs from P. ve. macelellandi in having the flanks 
rufous and the breast streaked with black, 
Colours of soft parts and Measurements as in J’. e. macclellandt. 
