PTERERYTHRIUS. 199 



JJab. Throughout the Himalayas from the N.-W. to Bhootan, extending 

 also into the hill ranges of Assam, Common about Kumaon, Mussoorie, 

 Simla, Cashmere, Murree, and Darjeeling, from 2,500 to nearly 6,000 feet. 

 Jerdon says it lives in small flocks flying from tree to tree with a lively mellow 

 call, feeding at times on fruit and insects. 



693. Ptererythrius seralatus, TicMi J. A. S. Beng. 1855, 



xxiv. p. 267 ; Blyth, Ibis, 1861, p. 32 ; Blyth and Wald., B. Burm. p. 109; 

 Gould, B. Asia, pt. xxviii. ; Anderson, Zool. Exp. Yunnan, Aves, p. 628, pi. 

 47; Hume, Sir. F. ii. p. 479; v. p. 114; vi. p. 368; 1879, p. 104; Oates, 

 B. Br. Burm. \. p. 137. TICKELL'S SHRIKE-TIT. 



Male. The whole summit of head from the forehead to the nape, the 

 lores, ear coverts and feathers round the eye deep black ; a broad stripe from 

 above the eye to the nape white ; back, rump, scapulars and upper tail 

 coverts grey, the latter margined with black ; chin, throat, cheeks, sides of 

 neck, breast and flanks pale grey ; abdomen white, tinged with vinous, as are 

 also the feathers of the flanks covering the thighs ; vent and under tail coverts 

 white ; tail glossy black ; primaries black, all but the first three tipped with 

 white ; secondaries all black ; tertiaries chestnut on the inner webs, also the 

 tips of the outer ; tlie remainder of the outer webs golden yellow ; wing coverts 

 black, the lesser ones marked with grey. 



Female. According to Mr. Hume, the stripe over and behind the eye is 

 less marked and greyish white ; the lores are very pale grey ; the forehead 

 and crown are pure clear grey, shaded on the occiput with olivaceous ; the entire 

 back, scapulars and lesser wing coverts pale greenish grey, faintly fulvous on 

 the rump, and generally pure grey on the longest upper tail coverts (Oates) ; 

 legs and feet fleshy white ; claws pale brown to black ; lower mandible and 

 basal edges of upper mandible along commissure pale blue ; rest of bill black ; 

 irides varied considerably, slaty grey, pale greenish blue and deep brown. 

 (Damson.) 



Length. 67 inches ; tail 2*3; wing 3; tarsus 1*05 ; bill from gape -9. The 

 female is quite as large. 



Hab. British Burmah. According to Gates it was first described from 

 specimens obtained on the Tenasserim mountains by Colonel Tickell at eleva- 

 tions from 3,500 to 4,500 feet. Captain Wardlaw-Ramsay procured it in 

 Karennee from 4,500 to 5,000 feet elevation, and Mr. Davison rediscovered it 

 on Mooleyit mountain. Out of Burmah it is known to occur in the Kakhyen 

 hills, east of Bhamo, on the borders of China, where Dr. Anderson observed it. 

 Mr. Davison says he only obtained it in the forests of Mooleyit, where he found 

 it usually in pairs, hunting amongst the foliage for insects. He adds that 

 it has a rather pleasant single note, which might be syllabized toweech, which 

 it utters at short intervals. 



