

BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. ~ 89 



139 bis.— Serilophus lunatus, Gould. (25). Descr. 

 S. F., III., 54. 



(Karen Hills, 30 miles north of Tonghoo, Lloyd ; Karennee at 3,000 to 4,000 

 ft., Rams.) Paplioon ; Then^'anee Sakan ; Thonngya Snkun ; Tlioungslieyen "73ty~ry T^W 

 Sakan ; Kaukaryifc, Houngthraw R. ; Assoon ; Mooleyit ; Meetan ; Amherst ; 

 Om-a-gweu. 



Confined to the northern and central portions of the pro- 

 vince ; not rare there in suitable localties. 



[This little Broadbill I found from Pahpoon to Om-a-gwen, 

 a village three days' march south of Ye ; but I did not^meet 

 with it anywhere further south. The only places where I 

 found it very common was at Pahpoon, and all about the 

 forests going up to Mooleyit. 



The Broadbills, I think, might well be designated a stupid 

 set of birds, but this species is the most stupid of the lot. 

 They usually move about in small parties, and when one meets 

 with a party, every bird of which it consists can, without 

 difficulty, be secured, as the birds take no notice of their com- 

 panions being shot, and do not appear to be at all alarmed 

 at the report of the gun, seldom moving further than the next 

 branch, sometimes not moving at all, when the gun is fired. 



Their call consists of a single chir-r-r-r. They never walk 

 or hop about the branches, though they will fly from branch to 

 branch. They feed chiefly on insects, many of which they 

 seize on the wing. — W. D.] 



The following are dimensions, &c, recorded in the flesh from/ 

 a very large series : — 



Males.— Length, 6-8 to 7-35; expanse, 11-0 to 11-5 ; tail 

 from vent, 2-75 to 2-82 ; wing, 3-37 to 3-5 ; tarsus, 075 to 0'85; 

 bill from gape, 0'82 to 0-9; weight, 1*12 to 1*25 oz. 



Females. — Length, 6*9 to 7-0 ; expanse, 1075 to 11*0 ; tail 

 from vent> 275 to 2-9 ; wing, 3-37 to 3-45 ; tarsus, 07 to 075 ; 

 bill from gape, 08 to 0'9 ; weight, Tl to 1*2 oz. 



Legs and feet are pale green ; the claws pale or whitish blue ; 

 the upper mandible, as far as nostril, and lower mandible, 

 to angle of gonys, orange yellow ; rest of bill bright smalt blue ; 

 the edges of both mandibles along commissure very pale, 

 almost white, tinged greenish towards basal portion ; irides 

 from deep brown to deep claret red, always shot, and powder- 

 ed with gold. 



139 ter.— Eurylaemus javanicus, Eorsf. (19). 



{Tonglwo Hills, Lloyd.) Meetan ; Amherst ; Lemyne ; Tea ; Om-a-gwen ; 

 Zadee ; Bankasoon. 



Confined in Tenasserim proper to the southern and southern 

 central portions of the province, but re-appearing, it would 

 seem, again in the hills in the extreme north. 



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