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555. Pomatorhinus Tickelli (BlytK), Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. 

 vii. p. 429; Blyth MSS.\ Tickell, Ibis, 1863. p. 113; War dlaw- Ramsay, Ibis, 

 1878, p. 142; Oates, B. Br. Burnt, p. 76. Orthorhinus Tickelli, Hume, 

 Sir. F. 1877, p. 32; id, and Dav,, Sir. F. 1878, p. 185 ; Hume, Sir. F. 1879, 

 p. 96; Bingham, Sir. F. 1880, p. i8i; Hume, t. c. p. 253. TICKELL'S 

 SCIMITAR-BABBLER. 



Upper surface of the body including the lesser wing coverts olive brown 

 with a ferruginous tinge ; the greater wing coverts rufous on their outer webs ; 

 primary coverts and quills blackish, also rufous on their outer webs ; inner 

 secondaries reddish brown ; rump paler than the back ; upper tail coverts 

 reddish brown ; tail feathers deep chestnut brown ; head and nape olive 

 brown ; lores, cheeks and ear coverts rufous grey ; a patch behind and below 

 the ear coverts deep ferruginous-, superciliary streak from over the eye 

 passing over the ear coverts, and joining the patch on the neck ferruginous, 

 each feather of the supercilium mesially streaked with creamy white ; 

 cheeks, throat and under surface of the body white ; the flanks and thighs 

 olive brown, narrowly streaked with buff ; sides of the breast ashy grey, the 

 feathers streaked with white and margined with black; under tail coverts 

 chestnut. Bill horny, darker at the base of the upper mandible ; iris dark 

 red-brown ; legs and feet fleshy white. (Bingham, MSS.) 



Length. 12 inches; wing 4-4; tail 4-5; tarsus 1*7; culmen 1-85; from 

 gape 1-98. 



Hab. Tenasserim, Houndraw Valley. According to Davison, quoted by 

 Gates, this Babbler is found in thick forest, usually in pairs, but occasionally 

 in small parties. It keeps much more to the ground than any Pomatorhinus, 

 hopping about in a very ungainly manner. Their food consists of insects of 

 all kinds. 



556. Pomatorhinus erythrogenys, Vigors, P. z. S. 1831, 



p. 173 ; Gould. Cent. Him. Birds, pi. 55 ; Blyth, J. A. S. B. xi. p. 175 ; 

 Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 31, No. 405 ; Hume, Nests and Eggs, Ind. B. p. 251; 

 Wald. in Bl. B. Burm. p. 113; Wardlaw- Ramsay , Ibis, 1878, p. 142 ; 

 Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 96; Scully, t. c. p. 288; Oates, B. Br. Burmah i. 

 p. 75. The RUSTY-CHEEKED SCIMITAR-BABBLER. 



Whole upper plumage, including the top of the head, olive brown ; the tail 

 obsoletely barred with dusky in certain lights ; forehead, cheeks, ear coverts, 

 sides of the neck and breast, sides of the body, the thighs, flanks, vent 

 and under tail coverts chestnut ; moustacial streak dusky blackish ; chin and 

 throat whitish ashy, or smoky brown ; centre of breast and abdomen white, 

 under wing coverts orange rufous. Bill dusky grey or horny ; base of the 

 maxilla blackish and of the mandible greenish; irides yellowish white or 

 hoary ; feet brownish fleshy. 

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