POMATORHINUS. 101 



Hab. Southern India, extending into Central and S.-W. India and Guzerat, 

 as far as Mount Aboo. Recorded from the Concan, Deccan, Neilgherries 

 Mynall in Travancore, Matheran near Bombay, and Khandalla, Common in 

 Ootacamund and Coonoor; also in all the forests and hill ranges of the more 

 elevated districts of S. India, as the Wynaad, Coorg, and the Neilgherries; 

 also in the Eastern Ghauts, Goomsoor, &c., and in the heavy jungles of 

 Central India. It breeds in the Neilgherries, more abundantly at Ootacamnnd, 

 building a large globular nest of grass, moss, and roots, placed on or near to 

 the ground in some bush or clump of fern or grass. Eggs 4 5 in number, 

 nearly perfect ovals, usually much elongated, but sometimes moderately broad 

 and slightly compressed towards one end. In colour they are spotless white, 

 and are also said to be very fragile. Size 0-98 to ri2 x 075 to 079. 



547. PomatorhinuS OChraceicepS, Walden, Ann. and Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. (4) xii, p. 487; id. in Blyth, B. Burm. p. 113; Hume, Str. F. 

 1875, p. 282; 'Wardlaw- Ramsay, Ibis, 1877, p. 465, pi. xiii.; Plume and 

 Dav. t Str. F. 1878, p. 281 ; Hume, Str. F. 1879, P- 9 6 ; Oates, B. Br. Burm. 

 p. 73. LLOYD'S SCIMITAR-BABBLER. 



Whole upper plumage bright ochraceous ; the inner webs of the quills pale 

 brown ; tail paler ochraceous, the terminal halves of the feathers suffused with 

 brown, and obsoletely cross-barred with blackish ; base of the forehead, lores, 

 and feathers above and round the eye black ; supercilium extending to the 

 nape white ; ear coverts chestnut brown ; chin, throat, breast and centre of 

 abdomen pure white; sides of the breast and flanks, as well as the thighs, 

 light ochraceous brown ; under tail coverts olive brown, axillaries and under 

 wing coverts pale reddish. Bill bright vermilion or coral red ; legs, feet, and 

 claws dingy green or greenish brown ; irides pale straw yellow. 



Length. g'^ inches; wing 3-6; tail 4-4 ; tarsus 1-3 ; culmen 1-45. 



Hab. Hills of Burmah and Tenasserim. Has been procured in the 

 Karin Hills; also in Karennee. Mr. Davison is said to have observed it on the 

 higher slopes of Mooleyit Mountain in Tenasserim : it has not been observed 

 elsewhere. 



548. Pomatorhinus Austeni, Hume, Str. F. 1881, p. 152; 



Sharpe, Cat. B '. Br. Mus. vii. p. 418. AUSTEN'S SCIMITAR-BABBLER. 



Entire upper surface, also the flanks, sides, vent and lower tail coverts dull 

 earthy olive brown ; the head with a faint ochraceous tinge ; lores, cheeks, and 

 ear coverts black ; supercilium white ; chin, throat, and abdomen also white ; 

 sides of the breast dull earthy olive brown, tinged with buffy ; legs and feet 

 pale grey brown, tinged greenish ; soles yellowish ; bill coral red to orange 

 vermilion ; irides pale buff or pale orange. 



Length. 10 to IO'2 inches; wing 3-5 to 3'66 ; tail 4-5 to 475 ; tarsus 

 rs to 2. 



Hab. Munipur Hills. 



