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3-4 ; tarsus, I'l to 1-2 ; bill from gape, 0-97 to I'O ; bill at 

 front, 0-75 to 0*79 ; closed wings short of tail, 2'2 to 2'4. 



Bill horny yellow, paler at the tip, and the base of the maxil- 

 la and basal three-fourths of culmen brownish black ; the irides 

 vary from pale red to crimson ; eyelid plumbeous ; feet grey 

 or greenish plumbeous ; claws brownish horny. In all the 

 specimens the whole belly, flanks, vent and lower tail-coverts, 

 are earthy brown ; in one specimen there are rufous patches 

 on the breast. 



This species is tolerably common on the hills round the val- 

 ley of Nepal, at elevations of from 5,000 to about 7,500 feet, 

 and is a permanent resident. It is found in small parties or 

 in pairs, rarely solitary, in dense bushes on the hill sides, and 

 sometimes in thick low forest on the top of the hills. 



? 401.--Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Bly, 



On the 28th November, in a forest a little below Nawakot, 

 I saw a small party of Pomatorhinus which, I think, were pro- 

 bably of this species. My reason for saying this is, that I saw 

 the bill of one of the birds, and it seemed to me bright red ; 

 but of course I may be wrong in my surmise, as I did not 

 obtain a specimen. 



402.— Pomatorhinus schisticeps, Hodgs, 



Nimhoatar, December.— Length, 9 '9; expanse, 12*1 ; wing, 

 4*03 ; tail, 4*7 ; tarsus, 1'3 ; bill from gape, 1*2 ; bill at front, 

 1*05 ; closed wings short of tail, 2 9. 



Bill horny yellow ; the base of the upper mandible dusky ; 

 irides reddish cream colour ; feet plumbeous, the soles yellowish ; 

 claws livid horny. 



This Scimitar Babbler was only noticed near Nimboatar in 

 the lower bills, in winter. It was found in thick jungle 

 on the bank of the Hapti river, frequented dense bushes, and 

 was social in its habits. 



405.— Pomatorhinus erythrogenys, Vig. 



Three males, June andAugjist. — Length, 9"5 to 10*7 ; expanse, 

 11-5 to 11'75 ; wing, 3-5 to 38 ; tail, 3*9 to 4-1 ; tarsus, 1'4 to 

 1-5 ; bill from gape, 1*43 to 1-5 ; bill at front, 1-15 to 1-25 ; 

 closed wings short of tail, 2*75 to 29. 



Female, Valley, August. — Length, 10; expanse, 11'5; wing, 

 3-72 ; tail, 4'2 ; tarsus, 1-4 ; bill from gape, 1-4 j bill at front, 

 1-2 ; closed wings short of tail, 2-9. 



Bill dingy grey horny ; the base of the maxilla blackish, and 

 the base of the mandible greenish ; irides yellowish white or 

 hoary ; feet brownish fleshy j claws brown horny. 



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