POMATORHTNUS. 123 



126. Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps. Lloyd's Scimitar Babbler. 



Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps, Wold. A. M. N.H. (4) xii, p. 487 (1873); 

 Wald. in BlytJis Birds Burm. p. 113 j Hume, 8. F. in, p. 282 ; 

 Wardlaic Ramsay, Ibis, 1877, p. 465, pi. xiii, 1878, p. 130; Hume 

 fy Dav. S. F. vi, p. 281 ; Hume, Cat. no. 401 ter ; Gates, B. B. i, 



t p. 73 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 417. 



Coloration. Upper plumage bright ochraceous, the inner webs of 

 the quills pale brown ; tail paler ochraceous, the terminal halves 

 of the feathers suffused with brown ; feathers at the base of the 

 upper mandible and the lores black; a narrow supercilium extend- 

 ing to the nape, white ; ear-coverts rich hair-brown ; chin, throat, 

 breast, and centre of abdomen pure white ; sides of the abdomen, 

 vent, and under tail-coverts ochraceous. 



Fig. 32. Head of P. ochraceiceps. 



Legs, feet, and claws pale dingy green or greenish brown ; bill 

 bright vermilion-red ; shelf of nostrils black ; the iris much varied, 

 being pale greyish brown, very pale yellowish red, light indian- 

 red, and pinkish yellow {Hume $ Davison) iris pale straw-yellow 

 ( Wardlaw Ramsay}. 



Length nearly 10; tail 4-3 ; wing 3-6; tarsus 1-3; bill from 

 gape 1*4. 



Distribution. The Karen hills and Karennee ; Muleyit mountain 

 in Tenasserim above 3000 feet. 



127. PomatorMnus austeni. Austen's Scimitar Babbler. 



Pomatorhinus austeni, Hume, S. F. x, p. 152 (1881); Sharpe, Cat. B. 

 M. vii, p. 418 ; Hume, S. F. xi, p. 148. 



Coloration. Resembles P. ochraceiceps. Differs in having the 

 upper plumage olive-brown, with merely a tinge of ochraceous on 

 the head and neck only, and in having the sides of the body, vent, 

 and under tail-coverts olivaceous. 



Legs and feet pale grey-brown, with a dull green shade, or 

 greyish olive ; claws light brown or horny yellow, brownish 

 towards tips ; soles yellowish ; bill coral-red to orange-vermilion ; 

 iris pale buff, or very pale orange, or white with an orange tint 



Length about 10 ; tail 4-6 ; wing 3'5 ; tarsus 1-3 ; bill from 

 gape 1*5. 



Distribution. The only specimens of this bird known are those 

 procured by Hume in Eastern Manipur, where he states it was 

 common in the higher forests. 



