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crown, and a marked though irregular ferruginous demi-collar on 

 the nape/' These I identified as leucogaster, and these may be 

 the same as " nuchalis" but, if so, I altogether doubt the neces- 

 sity for the new name, until at least Gould's types, as well as 

 Hodgson's, have been examined. 



405.— Pomatorhinus erythrogenys, Vig. (2). 



Pine forests, Salween ; near Thatone: 



Apparently confined to the northern portions of the pro- 

 vince. 



[I only met with this species on one single occasion, and that 

 was in some thick scrub largely intermingled with kine orass 

 near the pine forests north of Pahpoon ; there were three or four 

 birds together. — W. D.] 



Some of our people got another specimen near Thatone. 



405 bis. — Orthorhinus hypoleucus, Blyth. Descr 

 S.P # ,V.,31. 



There is no doubt that Blyth here referred to the distinct 

 bpecies which I have separated as 0. tickelli. 



405 quat.— Orthorhinus tickelli, Hume. (8). Descr. 

 S. 1\ V., 32. 



Paraduba ; Mooleyit ; Meetan. 



Confined apparently to the slopes of Mooleyit and its spurs. 



[This Babbler I found always in thick forest, usually in pairs, 

 but occasionally in small parties. It keeps much more to the 

 ground than any Pomatorhinus, hopping about in a very 

 ungainly manner. When feeding and undisturbed, I have heard 

 them utter a short chuckling note. This is especially the case 

 when several are together and have got somewhat separated ; 

 one perhaps finding himself alone, and not being able to see 

 his comrades, utters this chuckling note, when he is immediately 

 answered by another, and then another and another, until 

 each has answered, and then all are silent again. When dis- 

 turbed they utter a note of the typical character, hoot, hoot, 

 hoot, but much louder and fuller than that of any of the true 

 Pomatorhini that I know. Unless very closely pressed or pur- 

 sued by dogs, they never seem to fly up into trees. On one 

 occasion I came upon a pair attracted by their chuckling note. 

 I shot one, but only wounded it. On my seizing it, it again 

 began to utter its peculiar chuckle (which I never heard from 



