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Sumatra differs more conspicuously, I should not think that the 

 Himalayan bird could be maintained as distinct. 



Birds from Hill Tipperah appear to be intermediate between 

 Tenasserim and Himalayan specimens. 



In this species the legs and feet are greenish plumbeous ; the 

 bill black ; the irides deep brown or hazel brown. 



It is perhaps in favor of the Sumatran bird being distinct 

 that our bird does not go further south than Amherst, and that 

 south of this in Tenasserim and far down the Malay Peninsula, 

 no bird of this kind occurs. I believe that a somewhat similar 

 bird does occur in the extreme south of the Peninsula, but we 

 have hitherto failed to procure specimens. 



466.— Phyllornis hardwickii, Jard. and Selb. (5). 



(Tonghoo JEHU, Karen Mills, from 3,500 to 4000 feet, Earns.) Mooleyit ; 

 Paraduba j Meetan. 



Apparently confined in Tenasserim proper to Mooleyit and its 

 spurs, but re-appearing further north in the continuation of this 

 outer range. 



468.— Iora typhia, Lin. (41). 



{Tonghoo, Karennee, Rams.) Kollidoo ; Phapoon j Thatone ; Moulmein ; 

 Kohbaing ; Yea-boo ; Meetan ; Amherst ; Yea ; Tavoy ; Pabyin ; Mergui ; 

 Tenasserim Town ; Bopyin. 



Common throughout the province, but not ascending the hills. 

 [This is a bird that never enters forests ; gardens and low scrub 

 are its home. — W. D.] 

 I have already fully dealt with this species, S. F., V., 428. 



468 ter.—JEgithina scapularis, Horsf. 



This has been repeatedly recorded from Tenasserim, but is 

 not a real addition to the number on our list. By some the name 

 has, following Blyth, been applied to viridissima ; by others 

 slightly green specimens of typhia have been thus designated. 

 I have dealt fully with the whole group, S. F., V., 428, and 

 need say nothing further about it here. 



468 qual— Iora viridissima, Tern. Descr. (l) S. P., 

 V., 427. 



Mergui. 



A very rare straggler to the more southern portions of the 

 province. 



[I only, on one occasion, obtained this bird within our limits, 

 and that was at Mergui on the 20th of June. It was hopping 

 quickly about the thick foliage of a small tree keeping up a sharp 



