200 



Like Geciniilnn riridts this Timeliiul is an inhaliitant of thick l»am- 

 Ih.x> juugle aud has escaped notice hitherto for similar reasons. It is 

 strictly a ground l»ird with verv limited powers of flight, l)ut displays 

 great agilitv in running along the fallen bamboos and rubl)ish, amongst 

 which it lives. 



I have never shot the species myself, all those obtained having 

 been secni-ed by a r>yak collector, and have only once canght a glimpse 

 of it. 



Careful comparison with Dr. Sharpe's description (loe. cit.) reveals 

 no tangible difference between the Malayan and Sumatran form, from 

 the mountains of which island alone the species has hitherto been 

 recorded. 



1,jS. BniWOCATAPIirS XIGIiTCAPTTATUS—TUE BLACK-CAPPED BABBLER, 



Dr^nnocataphus nigricapitatus (Eyton) ; Sharpe, P.Z.S., 1888. 

 p. 276*; Grant (2), p. 29. 



Giiiting Bidei, 2,.30O fr.. and numerous other places in the Selangor lowlands. 



159. BJlYMOCATAPHrS TICKELLI—TICKELUii BABBLER. 



Drymocataphus tickelli (Blyth) ; Shaiye, Cat., p. 557 (1883). 



This bird is common at the Semangko Pass between 2,200 and 

 3,000 ft., and at Ginting Bidei at similar elevations, and a single 

 specimen was also obtained by Mr. Butler on Bukit Kutu, 3,000 ft. 

 It is also abundant in the Bataug Padang highlands. It is only 

 found in dense jungle and is very shy, which, perhaps, accounts for the 

 fact that it has not hitherto been recorded from the Malay Peninsula. 



IM. fiETAliTA rrXEPEA-rUE SMALLER RED-HEADED TREK BABBLER. 



Malacoptemm cinerum (Eyton) ; Sharpe, Cat., vii.,p. 565; Hartert, 

 p. 5<34; Grant (1), p. 83. 



Attaining its maximnm elevation at about 2,500 ft. Three speci- 

 mens were collected at Ginting Bidei in May, 1908. 



ICl. SETARIA MAGXIROSTlilS-TnE BROWX-HEADED TREE BABBLRR. 



Tiirdinus magnirostris (Moore) ; Sharpie, Cat., p. 547 : Rohinson, 

 Jovrn. Fed. Mai. States Mvs., ii., p. 79 (1907). 



Malacoptemm magnirostre, Hartert , p. 5f»3 : Grant (1 ), p. 83 ; id. 

 (2), p. 29. 



Gintiiij? Bidoi, 2,300 ft. May, lOOM. 



Range as in the preceding species. 



Ifi2. AMROPSIS MALACCEXSIS-TUr. MALAY WREX BABBLER. 



Anuropsis malaccensis (Hartl.) ; Sharpe, Cat., p. 588: Grant (2), 

 p. 29. 



Very common from the sea coast to al)0ut 2,500 ft., above which 

 level it is not met with, its place being apparently taken by Corytho- 

 cichhi leucostida. 



