the Birds of the Island of Formosa. 179 
ing the eye and ear-coverts deep chestnut-brown; a white 
moustachial stripe, commencing with a lhght chestnut spot 
at the base of the lower mandible; the rest of the upper 
parts and the sides of the belly and thighs olive-grey ; the 
longer feathers of the mantle, sides of the neck, and breast 
dull chestnut fringed with white ; the middle of the belly, 
flanks, and under tail-coverts dark chestnut ; the wings and 
tail very similar to those of 7. dlythi, but the outer margins 
of the primaries much yellower. Iris dark brown; bill light 
brown ; feet reddish cinnamon (raw sienna). 
3. Total length ca. 11:0 inches; wing 4°3; tail 5°9; 
tarsus 1°75. 
2. Total length ca. 10°0 inches; wing 4:0; tail 5:0; 
tarsus 1°6. 
The fine series of this handsome Laughing-Thrush col- 
lected on the higher slopes of Mount Morrison shews no 
variations in colour, except that some individuals have the 
whitish fringes to the feathers of the mantle and breast rather 
more strongly indicated than others. 
78. *PoMATORHINUS MusicuUS Swinh. 
Pomatorrhinus musicus Swinh. J. As. Soc., Shanghai, no. i. 
p. 228 (1859). : 
Pomatorhinus musicus Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 284, pl. vi. : 
Wardlaw Ramsay, op. cit. 1878, p. 139; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 
B. M. vu. p. 424 (1883) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1895, p. 330. 
a-c. 6 2. Ho Ho Mt., 5000 ft., Feb., March 1906. 
d-g. 6 @. Kiu-Kong-Chin Mt., 5000 ft., March 1906. 
Iris creamy yellow; upper mandible black, lower white ; 
feet dark brown. 
This Scimitar-Babbler is peculiar to Formosa where it is 
met with on the lower hills and plains. 
79. *POMATORHINUS ERYTHROCNEMIS Gould. 
Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis Gould, P. Z. 8S. 1862, p. 281; 
id. B. Asia, i. pl. 33 (1864); Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 286; 
Wardlaw Ramsay, op. cit. 1878, p. 144; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 
B. M. vu. p..427 (1883) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1895, pp. 311, 
312, 331. 
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