20:1 



The twelve adult specimens in the 8elangor Museum (7 (^ , 5?) 

 agree minutely with the (les(;ri])tion of StachyriH chrysopa, Richmond, 

 from Trang \Proi'. Biol. 8oc. Washimjfoti, xx., p. 157 (1902)], which 

 was founded on a single specimens. 



The birds in freshly- mounted plumage are too bright to be refer- 

 able to 8. asslmilis from N. Tenasserim, ami I have therefore followed 

 Grant in regai'ding them as identical with S. hocagei from the moun- 

 tain of Sumatra, of which, in the absence of further material confii'ming 

 the species, St. cJiri/)iop.<i must be regarded a synonym. 



174. KEXOPI.l STIUATA-TllE STRIPED BABBLER. 



Kenopia striata (Blyth) ; S/inrpe, Cat., p. 573 : HitrtevI, p. 5ri7. 

 Apparently rare. I have not yet met with the bird. 



17.5. J[[\0/;\L'< OfLARTS-THE YELEOW-BREASTKl) I5ABJ!LI;R. 



Mixornis gularis (Raffles) ; Sliaiye. Cat., p. 108 ; id., P.Z.S., 1888, 

 2). 27o ; Bonhote, p. 64; BidJn; p. 12 ; Hartert, p. 567 ; Grant (1), p. 8. 



Widely spread throughout the Peninsula up to about 2,500 ft., 

 but commonest on the sea coast, especially among Gasuarinas. The 

 Selangor Museum possesses a large series ranging from the Langkawi 

 group of islands, north of Penang, to Malacca. Specimens from the 

 former locality are distinctly intermediate between the present species 

 and the Indian M. ruhricapiJla. 



176. MACRONUS PTILOSUS-TRE FLT'FFY-BACKED BABBLER. 



Macronus ptilosus, Jard. and Selby ; Shnrpe, Cat., p. 683 ; id. (3), 

 p. 275. 



Batang Padang mountains (Wrai/). Ahnost the commonest of the 

 smaller Timeliidie in the low country. 



177. Mi'lOPHOXET'S BICRORirrXCIirS-TKE LARGER AVIIISTLIXG 



THRUSH. 



Mviophoneus dicrorhvnclms, Salvad. ; SJiarpe, t.c, p. 10; Grant 

 (2), p. 27. 



Myiophoneus, sp. inc., Sharpe, P.Z.8., 1887, ^j. 436. 

 Myiophoneus eugenii, Hume; Butler, p. 12; Boiihote, p. 163. 



2 c?. Semangko Pass, 2..500-4,.500 ft. Fi-bniarv, 1908. 



A large Myiophoneus is common in certain parts of the Malay 

 Peninsula, but in the lowlands appears to be only found in vicinity of 

 the precipitous limestone cliffs. 



* All the large Myiophoneus from the Malay Peninsula seem to be the 

 same species, though whether referalde to the Tenas.serim species, M. 

 eugenii, Hume, or the Sumatran, M. dicrorhynchus, is hard to say. 

 The former, if distinct, must be very close indeed to the Sumatran 

 race, wdiich was described first. I have followed Cxrant in his identifica- 

 tion, but by Sharpe's Key (Cat. Birds, vii., p. 6) all would appear to 

 belong to M. eugenii. 



* Since the above was in type we have obtained very large series of Myio- 

 phnnci(>< temininrlxi from. the islands of Lansfkawi and Torntan, north of Penanff. 



