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resemblance to some of the Grej Starlings (Sturnia) ; the 

 grey plumage, white head, and above all the bare eye-patch 

 contributing not a little to this likeness. It seems clear, 

 however, that its short tarsi, forked tail, and above all its 

 liabit of keeping in small parties to the tops of trees, and 

 rarelj', if ever, descending to the ground, point to a close 

 affinity with Hypsipetes. 



On my visit to Loi-San-Pa the wild cherry-trees were in 

 full bloom, and all day long were visited by numbers of 

 Hypsipetes concoJor, Chloropsis Hardwickii^ Lioptila melano- 

 leuca, and other birds. Among these the above-described 

 species was most conspicuous with its white head and grey 

 plumage. Its call, so far as I could catch the note amid the 

 babel of sound made by all the birds on the trees, was very 

 similar to that of Hypsipetes. 



1 have named the species after Mr, H. N. Thompson, of 

 the Indian Forest Department, a keen observer and field- 

 naturalist, who was with me on Loi-San-Pa, and was the 

 first to discriminate as new and procui'e specimens of this 

 beautiful Bulbul. 



Cyornis hrevirostrisy sp. n. 



Foreliead, sides of the head and neck, crown, occiput, nape, 

 back, scapulars, the greater wing-coverts, and tlie sides of the 

 body under the wings uniform dark slaty blue (the colour of 

 a dark rock-pigeon) ; rump and upper tail-coverts paler blue ; 

 lesser wing-coverts and the wings dark brown ; tail black, 

 the base narrowly on the two central feathers and broadly on 

 the remainder white ; chin, throat, breast, and the upper 

 half of the stomach bright orange ; lower portion of stomach, 

 the thighs, and under tail-coverts white, faintly washed with 

 olive-brown ; under wing-coverts and axillaries pale orange- 

 yellow. Bill, legs, and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



S . Length 4'8 inches, wing 2*9, tail 1*8, tarsus 0*6 ; bill 

 from gape 0"4:, from front 0'24. 



Bab. Kalaw, 4000 feet, Myilat State, Southern Shan 

 States, Upper Burma. 



The dimensions given above are from the dry skin, as 

 unfortunately when procured I did not discriminate it from 

 C. sapphira. It is a Cyornis in colouring, and seems nearest 

 to C. Tickelli, Blyth, but very much smaller and very much 

 duller in colour, entirely wanting the glistening blue feathers 

 on the forehead, bend of the wing, &c. Its extremely short 

 bill also serves to distinguish it from tliat and all other species 

 ot Cyornis. 



The types of both the above- described species are in the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



