412 BIRDS OF TENASSKR1M. 



T. nipalensis, is quite distinguishable and very much softer, but in 

 its habits it quite resembles that species, except that it is almost 

 always found in forest, and rarely in thin jungle or gardeus. 

 — W. D.] 



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



Males. — Length, 11*0 to 11'25 ; expanse, 17*5 to 18*12 ; tail 

 from vent, 3*82 to 4-25 ; wing, 5*75 to 6-05 ; tarsus, 0*82 ; bill 

 from gape, 0*82 to 085 : weight, 6 ozs. 



Females.— Length 10 : 75 to 11*12 3 expanse, 17'5 to 18*12; 

 tail from vent, 35 to 4 - ; "wing, 55 to 5*85 • tarsus, 0*8 to 

 0*85 ; bill from gape, 0*82 to 0'95 ; weight, 6 ozs. 



The legs and feet are a darker or lighter carnation rink, some- 

 times with a purple shade ,* the bill dull white, or pale plumbeous ; 

 the cere a dirty yellow • the irides consist of three riugs ; the 

 outermost a buff, buffy pink, or pink, the next Prussian blue ; 

 the innermost, next the pupil, bright ultramarine blue. 



The male has already been fully described, S. F., I., 461. 

 The female differs from the male in having the entire head, 

 neck all round, and breast, green ; a somewhat hoary or ashy 

 green on the occiput, nape, and back, and a dull yellowish green 

 on forehead, throat, breast; she further differs from the male in 

 the color of the lower tail-coverts ; these in the male are a rich 

 uniform cinnamon chestnut ; in the female they are creamy or 

 yellowish white, more or less suffused as a rule, generally on 

 the inner web, but sometimes on both, with a pale dull cinnamon, 

 which again is often freckled or powdered in patches with 

 dark grey or greenish grey. I have given below a table by 

 which all the females of the Indian Osmotrerons may be dis- 

 criminated, and need not here describe that of the preseut 

 species more in detail. 



776.— Osmotreron phayrei, Blyth. (22). 



(Tonglwo, Rums.) Pahpoon ; Tounzaleen Creek ; Myawadee ; Thatone ; Pabyouk ; 

 Assoon ; Meetun ; Letet ; Tavoy ; Meeta Myo. 



Confined to the northern and central portions of the provinces, 

 but not ascending the higher hills. 



[This species does not appear to occur about Mergui or to 

 the south of that place ; from Tavoy northwards it is fairly 

 common, and differs in no way in its habits that I could see 

 from T. nipalensis or O. bicincta. — W. D.] 



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



Males. — Length, 11*0 to 11*62 * expanse, 1875 to 19*5 ; tail 

 from vent, 382 to 4-0; wing, 60 to 6-25 ; tarsus, 0*82 to 0-9 ; 

 bill from gape, 095 to 1*0 ■ w T eight, 6 ozs. 



Females. — Length, 11*0 to 11*12 • expanse, 18*46 to 19*0 ; tail 

 from vent, 3*37 to 3*82 ; wing, 6*0 to 61; tarsus, 0*82; bill 

 from gape, 82. 



