374 BIRDS OF TENASSEMM. 



less striate on the head. In my opinion it is a good re- 

 presentative race, in the far south, of the Assam form. It is 

 a true Minla in every respect. In the same way Minla castanei- 

 ceps, from Tenasserim, is paler below than the specimens from 

 the Assam hills. Both these local races exhibit a variation 

 equal in kind and degree, which is very interesting'. " 



I do not agree that these birds are Minla, but I have no 

 duubt now that we may consider the two distinct. I observe, 

 however, that it is mandelli, described January 1876, and not 

 diibius, described May 1874, that is the " representative race." 



625. — Ixulus striatus, Blyth. Descr. S. P., V., 107. 



The unique specimen of this species, a well marked and fully 

 characterized one, was obtained by Col. Tickell on the 2nd 

 March 1859 near Tretoungplee, a place at an elevation of about 

 3,000 feet, about 10 miles W. N. W. from the Peak of Mooleyit. 

 Davison shot about this same locality at about the same season, 

 but failed to observe it, though at Mooleyit itself, at an eleva- 

 tion of 6,000 feet and upwards, he obtained a nearly allied, 

 but very distinct, species, 7. humilis. 



625 bis.— Ixulus humilis, Hume. (3). Descr, S. E., 

 V., 106. 



Mooleyit. 



Confined to the highest portions of Mooleyit. 



[I met with this species only once ; it was hunting about 

 the foliage near the top of a good sized tree. I heard it utter no 

 note. It had eaten only insects. — W. D.] 



630.— Herpornis xantholeuca, Hodgs. (6). 



Younzaleen Creek ; Thenganee Sakan ; Mooleyit ; Choulai Creek ; Baiikasoon. 



Sparingly distributed throughout the evergreen forests of the 

 province. 



[I found this species rare, though generally distributed over 

 the province. Usually it is seen in small parties of three or four, 

 occasionally singly ; it hunts about the foliage of trees and bush- 

 es, and much resembles the Tits in its general habits. Its food 

 consists of insects ; it is entirely a forest bird. — W. D.] 



The following are dimensions and colors of soft parts, record- 

 ed in the flesh, of a male and three females : — 



Male. — Length, 525 ; expanse, 8"5; tail from vent, 1*82; 

 wing, 2'62 ; tarsus, 0*62 ; bill from gape, 0'64 oz. 



Females. — Length, 4*5 to 5*1 expanse, 8*0 to 8*5 ; tail from 

 vent, 1*6 to 1*8; wing, 2'6; tarsus, 0'62 to 0'7; bill from gape, 

 0'65j weight, 0'5 oz. 



