1919-] from South Annam and Cochin China. 443 



the male iu having no tinge of rufous on the head, the pink 

 wash on the chest and fore parts of the head and throat 

 almost absent, and the mantle and scapulars duller, more 

 olivaceous-green. The young bird, sex doubtful, agrees with 

 the type-description, having a distinct patch of ashy-blue on 

 the nape. It is probably a male, as the pink wash on the 

 chest and head is already strongly marked. 



83. Pitta cyanea Blyth. 

 Robinsou, Ibis, 1915, p. 742. 



2(^. Dran,3000ft.,S. Annam. 31 March, 1 April, 1918. 

 " Iris dark, bill black, feet bluish-lilac. '^ 

 T. L. 240, — ; W. 118, 114 mm. 



84. Muscicapa strophiata (Hodgs.). 

 Hartert, Vog. palaarkt. Faun. i. p. 484. 



Siphia strophiata Stuart Baker, Ibis, 1906, p. 270. 



6c?, 8?. Langbian Peaks, 5500-7500 ft., S. Annam. 

 15 April, 27 April, 1918. 



" Iris dark ; bill black ; feet dull yellow or fleshy washed 

 with brown," 



Males. T.L. 140, 140, 130, 144, 133, 142 ; W. 72, 73, 68, 

 72, 70, 74 mm. 



Females. T. L. 137, 144, 146, 133, 132, 135, — , — ; 

 W. 69, 69, 70, 69, 69, 67, 68, 69 mm. 



A nest and three eggs obtained entirely confirms Mr. 

 Osmaston^s notes (cf. Stuart Baker, loc. clt.), the only 

 previous record for the nidification. They were taken at 

 the height of about five feet in a shallow hole in a large tree. 

 The nest is cup-shaped, built of moss, and lined with fine 

 fern-tendrils. It contained three eggs, pure white elongated 

 ovals. Dimensions 19x135 mm. 



85. Alseonax latirostris (Raffles) . 

 Oustalet, p. 51 ; Kloss, Ibis, 1918, p. 190. 



1 c? , 2 ? . Dran, 3000 ft., S. Annam. 10-18 May, 1918. 

 " Iris dark ; maxilla black, mandible yellow with a black 

 tip ; feet daik brown." 



Male. T.L. 134; W. 69 mm. 



Females. T. L. 129, 134 ; W. 69, 71 mm. 



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