324 TIMALIIDjE. 



Habits. Those of the species. Stevens found that this bird fed 

 on berries as well as insects. 



(348) Ixulus humilis humilis. 

 DAYISON'S IXULUS. 



Indus humilis Hume, S. F., v, p. 106 (1877) (Muleyit) ; Blanf. & 

 Gates, i, p. 218. 



Vernacular names. None recorded. 



Description. AVhole upper plumage, visible portions of wings 

 and tail and sides of head plain brown; lores and moustachial 

 streaks darker brown ; sides of neck and whole lower plumage 

 white, the chin, throat and breast with very narrow brown shaft- 

 streaks, broadening on the flanks, thighs and under tail-coverts; 

 under wing-coverts white. 



Colours of soft parts. Iris red-brown ; bill, upper mandible 

 black, under one pale brown ; legs and feet fleshy-brown. 



Measurements. Length about 130 mm. ; wing about 60 to 

 62 mm. ; tail about 43 to 45 mm. ; tarsus about 20 mm. ; 

 culmen 10 to 11 mm. 



Distribution. Tenasserim only. 



Nidification and Habits. Nothing recorded. Frequents the 

 higher portion of Muleyit Mountain. 



(349) Ixulus humilis clarkii. 

 OATES'S IXULUS. 



Ia-ulus clarkii Gates, Bull. B. O. C., iii, p. 41 (1894) (Byingyi) ; Blanf. 

 & Gates, iv, p. 481. 



Vernacular names. None recorded. 



Description. Differs from the last in having a much greyer back, 

 well defined from the brown head, the shafts on the back are also 

 paler, showing up as better-defined streaks. 



Measurements. " Wing 66 mm. ; tail 50 mm. ; tarsus 19 mm. ; 

 bill from gape 12-7 mm." 



Distribution. At present only known from Byingyi, a moun- 

 tain on the borders of the Shan States. 



Nidification unknown. 



Habits. Gates records that he " found this bird very common 

 on Byingyi, in small parties, searching the blossoms of small trees 

 for insects." Byingyi is at about 6,200 feet elevation. 



Genus ERPORNIS Hodgson, 1844. 



The genus Erpornis is represented by one species only, which 

 extends from the Himalayas to China and the Malay islands, where 

 it is represented by geographical races or subspecies. In Erpornis 



