2(J0 BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. 



species. I strongly suspect, despite what Godwin-Austen says, 

 that his Turdinus garoensis is also synonymous, in which case 

 that name would have precedence. (See further my remarks 

 under 399 ter.) I wish to notice here that Major Godwin- 

 Austen, not content with misidentifying Tickelli, has (?r. A. 

 S. B., June 1877) placed this present 'species as Alcippe, which 

 it certainly is not. It is intermediate between Drymocataphus, 

 in which Lord Tweeddale placed it, and Trichastoma, in which I 

 placed it with the remark that it was aberrant. 



The following are dimensions, &c, of 3 males and 2 

 females recorded in the flesh. — 



Males.— Length, 6-0 to 6-1 ; expanse, 8'1 to 8*12; tail from 

 vent, 2*1 to 2-3 ; ving, 2'5 to2'55 ; tarsus, 1'05 ; bill from gape, 

 0-75 to 0-8 ; weight, 06 to 0-62 oz. 



Females.— Length, 5'5 to 56 ; expanse, 7'5 ; tail from vent, 

 1-8 to 20 ; wing, 2*25 to 2'38 ; tarsus, 1-0 j bill from gape, 0'75 

 to 0-82 ; weight, 0-6 to 065 oz. 



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

 lower mandible fleshy white ; irides pale wood brown. 



387 ter. — Trichastoma rubiginosa, Wald. Descr., 

 S. P., III., 404. 



Obtained in Karennee by Ramsay. 



388.— Alcippe nipalensis, Eodgs. (9). 



Pine forests, Salween ; Mooleyit. 



Confined to the northern and central sections of the main 

 Tenasserim range. 



[Occurs only in the forests of the higher hills, going about 

 the brushwood in flocks, and hunting about amongst the leaves, 

 and on the ground for insects, on which they live. They are 

 very lively birds, moving about quickly, and the whole flock 

 keeping up a continual twit, twit, twit. — W. D.] 



388 bis.— Alcippe phayrei, Blyth. (30). Descr. S. F., 

 III., 116. 



{Karennee Sills, at 3,000 feet [A. magnirostris, Wald.] Earns.) Pnhpoon ; 

 Younzaleen Creek; Thoungya Snkan; Kaukaryit, Houngthraw R. ; Meetan; 

 Yea; Meeta Myo; Pabyin; Mergui; Bankasoon; Malewoon. 



Moderately common in suitable localities throughout the pro- 

 vince. 



[Occurs throughout the province, but only in the low hills and 

 at their bases wherever the country is well wooded. It avoids 



