THE BIFDS OF BANGKOK. 



•eye, wliere the feathers are of a dull veivet^y black. The centre pair 

 of tail feathers are noticeably ppatulate in form. 



Bill and legs, black. Iris, pale blue. 



Habits, &c.. This " fine little J\[agpie ", as i-t Is called bv 

 Oates, occurs sparingly in the si'-burbs of Bangkok, and though it 

 usually keeps away from the neighbourhood of houses, I hav^e seen it 

 in my compound in Sathon Road several times. It apjiears to be 

 resident here, as my specin.ienp, though not numerous, were obtained 

 at intervals throughout th?' year. 



This bird is strictly arboreal in its habits, and I have alwaj^'s 

 observed it either in pairs, or three or four together (perha])s a family}, 

 »earciiing the tips of brauchrs of trees, including bamboos, for 

 injects — the while uttering its not unmusical single note, l^h. 



Distriln'tiou. The only other recorded localitj' is Northern Siam 

 ( Gyldenstolpe ), but 1 have met with it also at Aj'utliia and Koh Lak. 



Family CIiATUIi'OroDIlLE—Lauglnug Thru.shes, 

 Babblers. Etc. 



-^*3 (IGO). Turdinus abbotti. Ahbotf.^ Babbler. 



Be-SKriplion. Length, 152 mm. (t3 in.). Upper plumage, olive, 

 brown, with a rufous tinge on the back, the rufous becoming blighter 

 on the upper tail-coverts. Chin and throat, whitish, shading into 

 rufous on the breast and abdor^en, the lower j>ortion of the abdomen, 

 and especially the under tail-coverts, being brighter rufous. 



Distribation.. With the exception of Trang, where it is reported 

 as " rather scarce " (Robinson and Kloss), there appears to be no other 

 record of its occurrence in Siam. My single specimen (a male) was 

 obtained in Februarj' lOlL, near Wat Insri, to the s@uth of Bangkok. 



"^4 ( 176 ). Mixornis rubricapillus. TJie Yclloic-bri^asted 



Bd/'blcr. 



Dexrriptiuii. Length, 127 mm. (5 in."). Forehead and ciown. 

 dull ferruginous : rest of upper plumage, olive green. Chin, throat 

 and breast, pale yellow with black shaft-stripes : centre of abdomen, 

 plain yellow ; remainder of lower plumage, ashy with yellow tinge. 



Iris, dull white. Bill, brown. Legs, fleshy hom-colour. 



