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whistle. It is purely insectivorous, finding its food in the lower 
cover and but seldom descending to the ground. 
(271) Stachyris nigriceps coltarti. 
Tue Assam Brnack-THROATED BABBLER. 
Stachyris nigriceps coltarti Harington, Bull. B.O.C., xxxiii, p. 61 
(1913) (Margherita). 
Vernacular names. Dao-riaphong (Cachari). 
Description. Differs from S. n. nigriceps in having no white 
edges to the feathers of the chin and throat. 
Colours of soft parts and Measurements as in that bird. 
Distribution. Assam south of the Brahmaputra, Western 
Burma and Bhamo Hills, South to Tenasserim but not including 
that state. Birds from the Southern Shan States are intermediate 
between this and the next form but nearer the latter. 
Nidification and Habits as in the Sikkim bird but keeping to 
lower levels. It is more common below 3,000 feet than above 
this height. Two hundred eggs average 19-1 x 14-7 mm. 
(272) Stachyris nigriceps davisoni. 
Tor Matay GRey-THROATED BaBBLER. 
Stachyris davisoni Sharpe, Bnll. B. O.C., i, p. 7 (1892) (Pahang). 
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NI 
Vernacular names. None recorded. 
Description. Differs from the two preceding forms in having the 
throat ashy-grey; the ear-coverts are hair-brown and the upper 
plumage is suffused with rufous. 
Colours of soft parts and Measurements as in S. 2. nigriceps. 
Distribution. S. Tenasserim, Peninsular Siam and Malay Penin- 
sula. Birds from the Eastern Burmese hills as far North as 
Karenni are also of this race as are those from the Shan States, 
Nidification and Habits differ in no way from those of the 
preceding forms. The eggs average about 19-2 x 14:3 mm. 
(273) Stachyris chrysea chrysxa. 
Tue Nepan GoLpEN-HEADED BABBLER. 
Stachyris chrysea Blyth, J. A. S. B., xiii, p. 879 (1844) (Nepal) ; 
Blanf. & Oates, 1, p. 163. 
Vernacular names. Syak-birang-pho (Lepcha). 
Description. Forehead golden-yellow ; crown and nape the 
same streaked with black; lores and a short moustachial streak 
black ; ear-coverts oil-yellow ; upper parts, sides of neck and ex- 
posed parts of wings bright olive-yellow ;. tail brown washed with 
yellow on the outer webs; entire lower plumage bright yellow. 
