BIRDS OF TENASSEKIM. 259 



387.— Trichastoma abbotti, Blyth. (46). 



(Tonghoo, foot of Karen Hills, Earns.) Thenganee Satan ; Thoungya Sakan ; 

 Thoungsheyen Sakun ; Assoon ; Meetan ; Lemyne ; Yea ; Tavoy ; Shyraotee ; 

 Usheetherrpone ; Mergui; Ckoulai Creek; Bahonee: Pakchan; Bankasoon; 

 Malewoon. 



Nearly confined in Tenasserim proper to the southern half 

 of the province, but extending a little north of Moulmein, and 

 re-appearing in the extreme north in Tonghoo, &c. 



[This species is excessively common in the south, but much 

 rarer further north towards Moulmein. It keeps to the forest 

 and is found usually in small parties, sometimes singly or in 

 pairs among the brushwood, feeding habitually on the ground 

 on insects of various sorts. It is a very tame bird, but when 

 disturbed takes refuge in some thick bush or cane break. It 

 has a rather pleasant note, which it utters from time to time, 

 as it hops about the ground. — W. I).] 



The following are dimensions, &c, recorded in the flesh : — 



Males. — Length, 55 to 66; expanse, 9*0 to 9*75; tail from 

 vent, 1-82 to 2-25 ; wing, 2-75 to 8*1 ; tarsus, 1*0 to 1'05 ; bill 

 from gape, 075 to 0*95 ; weight, TO oz. 



Females.— Length, 5"62 to 6'25 ; expanse, 8*75 to 9*5 ; tail 

 from vent, 1'62 to 1-8 ; wing, 263 to 2'82 ; tarsus, 09 to 1*0; 

 bill from gape, 0*82 to 0'95 ; weight, 08 to 1-0 oz. 



Legs, feet and claws fleshy white ; upper mandible pale horny 

 brown ; lower mandible bluish white ; irides red or sienna brown. 



387 Us.— Trichastoma minor, Hume. (10). Descr. 

 S. E., II., 535. — Drymocatapkus fulvus. Wald 

 S. F. III., 403 ; V., 59. 



(Karennee, at 2,500 feet, Rams.) Thoungya Sakan; Myawadee j Mooleyit • 

 Meetan; Lemyne; Yea; Tavoy; Pabyin; Mergui; Laynah. 



Confined in Tenasserim proper to the central and southern 

 portions of the province, and everywhere rare, but reappearing 

 in Karennee. . ° 



[In habits, note, &c, this bird in general resembles T. abbotti, 

 but is perhaps more often found in pairs and singly than in 

 small parties. It is also perhaps less partial to the evergreen 

 forests, being found not uncommonly in bamboo jungle, and 

 even in secondary scrub jungle. — W. D.] 



This^ is the species that Major Godwin-Austen and the 

 Marquis of Tweeddale now identify as Pellorneum TickellL 

 After so long denying the distinctness of this latter bird, it is 

 unfortunate that when they did admit it they could not hit 

 upon the real bird, a typical Pellorneum, which the present 

 species certainly is not. It is now admitted, Ibis, 1878, 115, 

 that D. fulvus, of Walden, is merely a synonym of this 



