BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. 367 



[I found this very rare, and only observed in at Mergui 

 and Bankasoon. Like the others 'it frequents turfy and nee 

 land. — W. D.] 



It is very curious that while Davison and others have met 

 with richardi in so many localities, and have preserved so many 

 specimens, only three specimens have been obtained of the 

 present species, one at Mercrui and two at Bankasoon. 



For the main differences between these two nearly-affined 

 but distinct species, see Mr. Brooks' paper, S. F., I., 358. 



The following are the dimensions recorded in the flesh of a 

 large male : — 



Length, 7-5 ; expanse, 120 ; tail from vent, 3'25 ; wino> 

 376; tarsus, 1-05; spread of foot, 17; hind claw, 0-5; bfll 

 from gape, 08 ; weight, 1 oz. 



605 bis.— Anthus cervinus, Pall. (24). Descr. S E 

 II., 239. ' " 



Khjketo ; Theinzeik ; Thatone ; Kaukaryit, Houngthraw B. ; Amherst ; Yea • 

 lavoy ; Tenasserim Town ; Pykckan. 



Generally distributed during the cold season throughout the 

 more open and better cultivated tracts of the central and 

 southern portions of the province, but not ascending the hills 

 to any considerable elevation. 



[I have only found this species in flocks. As a rule they 

 keep to the rice fields, or other planted fields where there is 

 cover. When disturbed they rise quickly one after the other 

 with a very sharp clear note, which they continue to utter as 

 they fly. They generally fly a couple of hundred yards or so 

 and drop again, one after the other, and commence to creep about 

 among the stalks, one occasionally showing itself for an in- 

 stant on the top of a dyke or clod of earth, but diving rapidly 

 again into cover. Occasionally I have seen them on the 

 banks of rivers along the waters' edge. I have always found 

 them very shy, and after they have been fired at a few times 

 they fly right away out of sight. — W. D.] 



The following are dimensions recorded in the flesh : — 



Males.— Length, 6-35 to 6 75; expanse, 105 to 11-0; tail 

 from vent, 2-35 to 2-62 ;• wing, 3-25 to 3-5 ; tarsus, 0*8 to 0'9 ■ 

 bill from gape, 0*62 to 07 ; weight, 075 to 0-8 oz. 



Females.— Length, 6'25 ; expanse, 10*0 ; tail from vent, 23 

 to 25 ; wing, 3-15 to 33 ; tarsus, 076 to 0-8; bill from gape, 

 0-65 ; weight, 075 oz. & ^ 



607. — Cochoa purpurea, Hodgs. O). 



Mooleyifc. 



Apparently confined to the higher slopes of Mooleyit ; and rare 

 there. 



