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154. TURDIXUS AliJiOTTI-XBBOTTii BABBLER. 



Turaiuus abbotti (Blytli) ; Shar^>e, Cat., vii., p. 540 (1883) ; Graid 

 (2), p. 29. 



Turdiuus abbotti olivaceum (Striekl.); Butler,^. 12; Hartert,^. 562. 



A single specimen fi'om Giutiug Bidei marks the upper range of 

 this species. 



A very common bird in the low country, usually found in parties of 

 three or four among low bushes in secondary jungle. It is at first 

 sight easily confused with the succeeding species, which is found in 

 company with it. Indeed until Mr. Boden Kloss pointed out the 

 mistake, the whole of the series of both sj^ecies in the Selaugor Museum 

 had been registered under the above name. 



On careful examination certain marked differences present them- 

 selves Ity which the two species can be at once differentiated ; as the 

 table of dimensions shows T. ahhotti is a larger bird than T. sepiarivs 

 with noticeably longer tail and coarser bill, though the tarsus is 

 slightly longer in the latter. The colour of the upper surface is richer 

 and darker in T. sej)iaru(s, the head being slightly darker than the 

 rest of the upper surface. In addition there is a distinct grey super- 

 cilium, which is quite absent in T. ahhotti. In the latter, the feathers 

 of the head, more noticeably of the mantle, have pale shaft stripes, 

 which is not the case in T. sepiarivs. 



lo5. TURDIXUS SEPIARIUS-HORHVlELDfi BABBLER. 



Turdinus :sepiarius (Hoi'sf.) : Sliarpc, Cat., p. 544; id., P.Z.S., 

 1888, p. 275 ; Hartert, p. 563. 



Ginting Bidci. October and May. 



Also near Kuala Lumpur. 



Lucality. 



TABLE OF DIMENSIONS. 



TnrduniB ahhotti. 



8e\'. Wiiifr. Tail. Culmcii. 





72 



( o 



n 



t ') 



53 19 

 57.5 19 



56 



mm. mm. mm 



Cheius, Selangur (8.6-'08) J ad. 71 55 19 

 (22.3-'08) J .. 74 



6 - 



Kimla Lumpur TFebniary, 



r.»u7) .".. ci ,. 



Taujong Kaiai)'4, Selaugor 



Cua.st (]6-l-'U8^ ... J „ 



Chcras, Selaugor ( 14-o-'U8j J „ 

 Ginting I'idei, Selaugor, 



2,:}00ft. (\A\-y)7) ... o' .. 

 Malacca (trade skiuj ... ... 70 



Kuala Temlxiling, Pahang 



(Septcmljer, 1907) ... ? 72 



76.5 54.7 20 



58 

 53.5 



53 



5t 



19.5 



20.5 

 20 



If*. 5 



Hill 



from 'J'arsub. 



gape. 



mm. mm. 



25 

 25 

 24.7 



22 



23.5 



23 



20.2 24.5 26 



23 25 



22.5 24 



23 25 



23 24 



22.5 21.7 



