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Mr. Oates remarks : " This species is generally distributed, 

 although not very abundant numerically. I have met with it, 

 both on the plains and on the Pegu and Arracan Hills. I note that 

 the iris is pinkish yellow ; the eyelids, slaty brown ; bill, the same ; 

 legs and feet, dusky green, yellowish on the soles ; claws, brown." 



168— Mulleripicus gutturalis, Valenc. 



Mr. Oates remarks : " This species is not uncommon in thick 

 forests. It is extremely shy and difficult to approach. It 

 appears to be evenly distributed from Tonghoo to the Bay of 

 Bengal, occurring in parties of three to seven. It has a loud, 

 but rather musical, call when flying. A female shot in the 

 Arracan Hills measured 18 inches in length. A male shot in the 

 Pegu Hills measured : Length, 20*5; expanse, 29; tail, from vent, 

 7'6 ; wing, 9*5 ; bill, from gape, 3'08 ; at front, 2'7 ; tarsus, T6. 



" The bill was bluish white, blackish along culmen and at the 

 tips of both mandibles ; the inside of the mouth, bluish black ; 

 eyelids, dusky plumbeous ; iris, very dark hazel brown ; legs, a 

 deep dull blue; claws, bluish horny. The stomach contained 

 only black ants." 



The birds sent by Mr. Oates are identical with specimens 

 from the Oudh and Nepal Terai, and again with others from 

 Northern Tenasserim, and seem to call for no further remarks. 



Captain Feilden says : " This bird is unknown at Thayetmyo, 

 even to Burmese sportsmen, who are generally very intelligent 

 about birds. I once saw a pair that appeared to be migrating. 

 I followed them for several miles, but could not get a shot. 

 Their note is very peculiar. Until I caught sight of the bird, I 

 thought it was that of some new kind of Bee-eater." 



169 ter. — Thriponax Crawfurdi, Gray. 



Several specimens of this handsome species have been sent by 

 Captain Feilden and Mr. Oates. Mr. Oates remarks : " This is 

 common in all the forests of the Thayetmyo District, from the 

 Irrawaddy to the summit of the Pegu Hills. It becomes rare in 

 the eastern slopes, and I do not know if it is ever met with in 

 Arracan. A female I measured was: Length, 15; expanse, 25; 

 tail, from vent, 5*9; wing, 8; bill, from gape, 2; tarsus, 1*4." 

 Captain Feilden informs me that it is very common in the 

 neighbourhood of Thayetmyo. 



The dimensions are as follows : Males : Length, 16 to 1625; 

 wing, 8*1 to 8*5; tail, from vent, 6*0 to 6*5; bill, at front, 1*85 to 

 1*93; tarsus, T25. Females: Length, 15 to 15*75; wing, 8*1 to 

 8-4; tail, 55 to 6"5; bill, at front, 1*75 to 1-9; tarsus, 1'25. 



In the male, the whole forehead, crown, occiput, and nape, 

 crimson; feathers of the nape and occiput forming a stiff 



