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of the ear-coverts, black ; rest of forehead, crown, and occiput, 

 (the feathers of the latter a good deal lengthened) a rich ochreous 

 olive ; terminal portions of the ear-coverts ferruginous ; behind 

 these commences a pure white band, which encircles the neck, pos- 

 teriorly shading off into the pure grey of the upper back. This 

 same white band starting from behind the ears runs down, be- 

 coming greyish on the sides of the neck in front, and encircles, or. 

 nearly encircles, the dark throat and upper breast patch, which 

 is black, the feathers slightly tipped with, or completely overlaid 

 with, a sort of ferruginous chocolate, a rich though ill-defined, 

 color in many specimens which I really find it difficult to de- 

 scribe; sides of the neck and breast below this and middle of 

 abdomen, to vent, dark ashy ; sides of abdomen, flanks and lower 

 tail-coverts, dull olive brown; middle of back, scapulars, rump 

 and upper tail-coverts, moi'e or less of the basal portions of the 

 central tail feathers, and margins of all of them, and the whole 

 visible portions of the closed wings, clear olive brown ; rest of 

 tail feathers blackish brown, obsoletely barred ; inner webs of 

 quills hair brown ; wing-lining greyish brown ; darker on the 

 under primary greater coverts. 



408 ter.— Garrulax chinensis, Scop. (18). 



(Tonghoo, Rams.) Pahpoon ; Younzaleen Creek; Wauohoung ; Kaukarjifc, 

 Houngthraw It. ; Absooii j Mooleyit ; Meetan. 



Genei'ally, though rather sparingly, distributed alike in plains 

 and hills throughout the northern and central portions of the 

 province. 



[The note of this species is quite different from that of any 

 other species of Garrulax with which I am acquainted, and is 

 not nearly so harsh or loud. For a Garrulax I should call chi- 

 nensis a very silent bird, its ordinary note being a soft low sort 

 of mew. It also has a chattering note, a very feeble imitation 

 of that of belangeri or strepitans. Usually I have found it in 

 company with some of the other species of Garrulax, but some- 

 times quite alone. It occurs in all sorts of localities, from 

 the thin deciduous leaved jungle of the dryer plains to the dense 

 evergreen forests near the summit of Mooleyit. It is always 

 in small parties, and large numbers of it are never seen in or 

 near the same place. It is not very shy, nor does it follow 

 one about like the others, although, if mingled in a mob of these, 

 it does not allow itself to be left quite behind. Its food and 

 habits generally are similar to those of the species already 

 noticed. Numbers of these birds are brought to Calcutta in 

 cages from China, but in Bnrmah I never saw any Garrulax 

 caged. — W. D.] 



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