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marked black superciliary aud gape stripes, serve to distinguish 

 this species at a glance. 



The following are dimensions and colours of the soft parts 

 recorded in the case of the specimens above referred to :— 



Males. — Length, 8'6 to 9 ; expanse, 13-5 to 13*8; wing, 3*9; 

 tail, 2-4 to 2-5 ; tarsus, l'l to l'O ; bill from gape, 1*4 to 1'46 ; 

 weight, 2 '75 ozs. 



Upper mandible, eyelids, and tip of lower mandible, dusky 

 horny; remainder of bill, paler; legs and feet grass green; 

 irides nut brown. 



Females. — Length, 8'8 ; expanse, 1325 ; wing, 3-9 ; tail, 2'4 ; 

 tarsus, 1-0 ; bill from gape, 14; weight, 275 ozs. 



Lower mandible and base of upper mandible pale horny blue; 

 rest of bill black ; legs and feet dirty bluish green. 



p. 152 ; 196 quat. — Megalcema mystacophanos, Tern. 



Add, jungles at base of Nwalabo, where we obtained two 

 specimens. 



p. 155 ; 198 quat. — Megalcema cyanotis, JBlyth. 



Add, jungles at base of Nwalabo and between this and 

 Tavoy, where common. 



p. 157 ; 205 bis. — Hierococcyx nanus, Hume. 



"We were surprised at finding this species not uncommon in 

 April in the forests at the base of Nwalabo, and between that 

 place and Tavoy. 



The double stripe, one from the anterior and the other from 

 the posterior angle of the eye, across the cheeks and ear-coverts, 

 are very conspicuous in good specimens. 



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

 a female shot at the foot of Nwalabo : — 



Length, 11*9; expanse, 16*5; tail, 5 "1; wing, 5'6; tarsus, 

 0-9; bill from gape, 11 ; weight, 2 ozs. 



The irides were brown ; the lower mandible, gape and base of 

 upper mandible greenish yellow ; upper mandible and extreme 

 tip of lower mandible dull black ; eyelids, legs, feet, and claws 

 orange yellow. 



p. 159 ; 210. — Surniculus lugubris, Horsf. 



Add, forest at base of Nwalabo and between this and Tavoy. 



p, 161 ; 211. — Lamprococcyx maculatus, Gm. 



I believe now that' my remarks, page 161, para. 3, as to a 

 specimen which I formerly named basalis are erroneous, and 



