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again on a large clearing ou the road to Mooleyit. It is never 

 seen far away from forests, and is everywhere scarce. — W. D.] 



297.— Alseonax latirostris, Baffi, (13). S. E., II., 

 219. 



(Tonghoo, Rams.) Pabyouk; Meetan; Moulmein; Amherst; Meeta Myo; Pa- 

 byin; Mergui ; Tenasserim Town. 



Only observed by us as yet in the southern half of the province, 

 and not common even there, but probably occurring- sparingly, 

 in all the more open parts of the province up to an elevation 

 of 3,500 feet. 



299.— Alseonax ferrugineus, Hodgs. (l). 



Bankasoon. 



I give this species rather doubtfully ; cur only specimen is a 

 nestling ; it is clearly a Hemichelidon ; it is not H. fuliginosuSj 

 and from its general ferruginous tint it appears to belong to 

 this species, but it is not in the same stage as other nestlings 

 of ferrugineus which we have. It very possibly belongs to some 

 species new to our avifauna. 



301.— Stoporala melanops, Vig. (18). 



(Karennee, from 700 to 5,000 feet, Hams.) Kollidoo 5 Kyouk-nyat ; Palipoon ; 

 Mooleyit ; Amherst ; Mergui ; Tenasserim Town ; Bopyin ; Pakchan ; Banka- 

 soon ; Malewoon. 



Generally distributed during the cold season alike in hills 

 and plains throughout the province. 



[This species chiefly frequents the outskirts of the forest 

 clearings and secondary scrub jungle. It is a migratory species, 

 I think, as I have not noticed it after February. — W. I).] 



304.— Cyornis rubeculoides, Vigors. (26). 



(Tongfioo Hills, Karen-nee, from 600 to 2,000 feet, Bams.) Pine forests, 

 Salween ; Kollidoo; Kyouk-nyat ; Dargwin ; Pahpoon ; Thatone ; Wimpong-; 

 Kuukaryit, Houngthraw B. ; Monmenzeik ; Meetan ; Yea ; Choungtlianoung ; 

 Bankasoon ; Malewoon. 



A permanent resident throughout the province, but not as- 

 cending the highest hills. 



[Not an uncommon bird throughout Tenasserim, but most 

 abundant in the north. It chiefly confines itself to the ever- 

 green and bamboo forests, and is usually found in pairs, occa- 

 sionally singly. — W. D.] 



Although I enter all the specimens as rubeculoides, I am by 

 no means convinced that the Tenasserim specimens are identical 

 with Indian ones. Following Blyth, I considered the somewhat 



