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401 quat.— Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps,* Wald. (5). 

 Descr. S. F., III., 282. 



{Tonghoo, Karennee Sills , at 2,500 feet, Earns.) Paraduba ; Moolejit. 



Hitherto only observed in Tenasserim proper on the higher 

 slopes of Moolejit, but re-appearing further north iu the con- 

 tinuation of the same range in Karennee, &c. 



[I found this species from 3,000 feet and upwards on the Mool- 

 eyit range, and always in pairs. They are very shy indeed, and 

 retreat rapidly on the slightest sign of danger. Thev frequent 

 the brushwood, but I have seen them moving about the branches 

 moderately high up in trees. I have seen and shot them among 

 rocks and bushes in comparatively open places. 



They have the usual note, a sort of hoot, hoot, hoot, uttered 

 rapidly, of the Pomatorhini, but yet recognizably distinct from 

 the others. Like all the Pomatorhini they descend to the ground 

 and feed on insects. — W. D.] 



The following are the dimensions and colors of the soft parts, 

 recorded in the flesh, of 2 males and 3 females :— 



Males. — Length, 9"75 to 100; expanse, 10'7 to 11*5 ; tail 

 from vent, 4-2 to 45 ; wing, 3 '4 to 3*8 ; tarsus, 1*3 ; bill from 

 gape, 1*5 ; weight, 1*65 oz. 



Females. — Length, 9*3 to 9*8 ; expanse, 10*9 to 11-05 ; tail from 

 vent, 4-1 to 4-5 ; wing, 3*5 to 3*55 ; tarsus, 1*2 to 1*25; bill 

 from gape, 1*3 to 1*32 ; weight, 1*2 to 1*3 ozs. 



Legs, feet and claws pale dingy green or greenish brown ; 

 bill pale bright vermilion red ; shelf of nostrils black ; the 

 irieles varied much, being pale greyish brown, very pale yellow- 

 ish red, light Indian red, and pinkish yellow. 



401 quint.— Pomatorhinus albigularis, Blyth. (12). 



( ? Tonghoo Sills, [P. marice] Rams.) Mooleyifc. 



Observed only on the higher slopes of Mooleyit, and, if P 

 marice is identical, on the Tonghoo Hills. 



[I met with this species less often than the last, and found it 

 even more shy. Sometimes I saw it in pairs, more often in 

 small parties, always among the undergrowth iu the jungles 

 and in dense ringal jungle. Its habits and voice are much the 

 same as those of the last species. Like all the Pomatorhini the 

 birds are continually calling to and answering each other. They 

 all feed exclusively, so far as my observations go, on beetles, 

 ants, grubs and the like. They may eat small shells, but I have 

 not found these in their stomachs. — W. D.] 



* For the very elosely allied (if indeed specifically distinct) P. stenorhynchws, God.. 

 Aust., vide S. F., V., 342, 343 n. 



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