104 



" Adult, iris red, bill ]jluiiibeous grey, slightly yellow ou tomia and 

 at gape, feet pale grey, yellowish on toes. Immature, iris ha/el grey, 

 feet pale flesh, bill, upper mandible greenish horn, lower waxy yellow, 

 gape bright yellow, oi'bital skin greenish yellow." 



91. DRYMOCATAPHUS NIGRICAPITATUS. 



Drymocataplius nigricapitatus (Eyton) ; Shai'pe, torn, cit., p. 554 ; 

 Eobinsou and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 60. 



Rare; only one specimen was obtained in jungle near Ban Kok 

 Klap. 



92. DRYMOCATAPHUS TICKELLI. 



Drymoeataphtis tickelli (Blyth) ; Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 557 ; 

 Eobinson and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 60. 



As elsewhere in the Peninsula very common on Kao Nawng among 

 bamboos. 



" Iris chestnut red, feet pinkish flesh, bill plumbeous, darker on 

 upper mandible." 



93. CORYTHOCICHLA LEUCOSTICTA. 



Corythocichla leucosticta, Sharpe, P, Z. S. 1887, p. 438 ; Robinson 

 and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 61. 



This babbler was very common on Kao Nawng, ranging from the 

 foot of the mountain to the summit and also occurred nearly at sea- 

 level at Ban Kok Klap, though in the Federated Malay States it is 

 not found below 2,500 feet. 



A series of ten specimens compared with large numbers from more 

 southern localities including the actual type locality of the species 

 show very intangible differences though the ground colour of the 

 upper surface is perhaps rather lighter in the Bandon bii'ds. 



Three forms of the genus,* the px'esent one, C. striata, from 

 Assam and Manipur, and C. hrevicaudata from Muleyit in Tenasserim 

 are extremely closely related and as might be expected the Malayan 

 race is more closely connected with the Muleyit one with which it 

 agrees in having the tips of the wing coverts white, not fulvous, and 

 the sides of the head ashy not brown. Indeed they are quite possibly 

 identical. 



" Iris carmine, tarsi brownish, bill plumbeous horn, darker on 

 culmen." 



94. ALCIPPE PHAYRII. 



Alcii)]3e pJtayrii, Blyth ; Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 623 ; Robinson and 

 Kloss, tom. cit., p. 61. 



* C. crasm, Sharpe, from the mountains of N. Borneo seems rather more 

 distinct. 



