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586.— Henicurus schistaceus, Hodgs. (20). 



(Karen Hills, Rams.) Kyouk-nyat ; Pahpoon ; Thoungya Sakan ; Tkoung- 

 sheyen Sakan ; Paraduba ; Mooleyit ; Meetan ; Meeta Mjo ; Pakchan. 



Confined to the larger hill forest streams throughout the 

 province. 



[I have found that this Forktail, unlike the other Tenasserim 

 species, frequents large rocky streams, which are comparatively 

 open, in preference to the small rivulets away in the depths of 

 the forest. In its general deportment, habits and food it resem- 

 bles the other species. It occurs on all the higher portions of the 

 large streams, where these are among the low hills, and about 

 the head waters of almost all our rivers. — W. D.] 



The following are dimensions, &c, recorded in the flesh : — 



Males.— Length, 10-0 to 10-75; expanse, 12*0 to 12*25 ; tail 

 from vent, 5*25 to 5*75 ; wing, 3*8 to 3*82 ; tarsus, VI ; bill 

 from gape, 0*95 to 1*0. 



Females.— Length, 9*0 to 9-12 ; expanse, 11-25 to 115 ; tail 

 from vent, 47 to 5-0 ■ wing, 35 to 3-75; tarsus, 1-0 to 1*05 ; 

 bill from gape, 0*9 to 0*95 ; weight, 0*7 to nearly 1*0 oz. 



Legs, feet and claws pale fleshy white, tinged blue ; bill 

 black ; irides dark brown. 



588 Us. — Henicurus ruficapillus, Tem. (3). 



Choungthanoung ; Pakchan ; Malewoon. 



A straggler to the forest streamlets of the extreme southern 

 portions of the province. 



[Like H. leschenaulti and H. frontalis this species prefers 

 small rocky rivulets in the depth of the forests. Its habits 

 and voice are the same as the preceding species. It is the 

 rarest species of Henicurus in Tenasserim. — W. D.] 



The following are dimensions, &c, recorded in the flesh of 

 one male and one female of this species : — 



Male. — Length, 8-0 ; expanse, 12*0 ; tail from vent, 3*45 ; 

 wing, 3'7 ; tarsus, 1'15 ; bill from gape, 1-07 ; weight, 1-25 oz. 



Female. — Length, 7*6 ,- expanse, 11*35 ; tail from vent, 3*0 ; 

 wing, 3*5 ; tarsus, 1*15 • bill from gape, 1*0 ; weight, 1'25 oz. 



Legs, feet, and claws pale pinky or fleshy white ; bill black ; 

 irides dark brown. 



In his monograph of the genus Henicuri, Ibis, 1872, 257, 

 Mr. Elwes says : " In some specimens which, according to 

 Temminck, are males, the chin and throat are white, and the 

 lower part of the back black, instead of red." 



Now I cannot find that Temminck anywhere says that in 

 the males the chin and throat are white : certainly he does not say 

 this in thetext of the PI. Col., but he does say and correctly 



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