478 Novelties. — Criniger griseiceps. 



rich brown ; eyelids, plumbeous^ tinged yellow ; legs and claws, 

 pale salmon fleshy. 



" Common in the evergreen forests, very quiet and trustful ; 

 it comes hopping about the slopes of the ravines near one's 

 camp. It has a call consisting of a double whistle which I used 

 to hear as it came to drink in the evening. I heard the call 

 frequently at night, and I suspect it is partly a nocturnal feeder. 

 Contents of stomach entirely insects. This bird affects only the 

 gloomiest ravines, where even at mid-day the sun seldom pene- 

 trates. It lias for its size, the largest, and softest eye I have 

 ever seen in a bird." 



Criniger griseiceps, Sp. Nov. 



Allied to flaveolus, gularis, and phaioceplialus, but with top and sides 

 of head pale hrownish grey ; chin throat, and more or less of upper 

 breast, pure white. 



This a typical Criniger, with the head well crested as in flaveo- 

 lus, the fifth quill the longest, the fourth and sixth subcqual ; 

 the beak short and deep, exactly as in flaveolus, and rictal 

 bristles, strong. 



I can scareel}^ believe that so very distinct a species can have 

 hitherto escaped notice, and as I only know the three species 

 mentioned in the diagnosis, and icterictis, it may seem premature 

 to give it a new name, but on the other hand the four species 

 that I do know, are, the only ones, to the best of my belief, that 

 have hitherto been recorded from within our limits, and this is 

 a very typical species, which can Ofili/ be assigned to Criniger, so 

 that I have the less hesitation in characterizing it. Several 

 specimens of this species have been sent me by Mr. Oates, 

 (labelled flaveolus, which of course they are not), for the pre- 

 paration of our forthcoming joint paper on the birds of Upper 

 Pegu. 



He remai-ks "this species occurs in the evergreen forests in 

 large numbers ; it has a tendency to be gregarious : has a loud 

 persistent and veiy harsh note ; in voice and habits, it is very 

 similar to Ixos Blanforcli. In April the birds were breeding 

 though I failed to find any nest. They gathered together an- 

 gi'ily in the trees over my head from time to time, chattering 

 vociferously as if they wanted to di-ive me away. The sexes do 

 not differ in size. I measured several. The following is a re- 

 sume of the dimensions : 



