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The lower tail-coverts pale buff, far paler than in annectans ; 

 the rest of the lower parts, axillaries and wing- lining" white, 

 tiuged with pale buff on the flanks, lower abdomen and vent. 

 The edge of the wing white. 



In one specimen, 3 or 4 of the greater secondary coverts 

 have a small patch of maroon on the outer web near the tip, 

 and the 2 last tertiaries have a narrow edging of this colour 

 on the outer webs towards their bases. 



Structurally and in dimensions the two species appear to bo 

 identical. 



Hemixus Davisoni. 



Like H. flavala, and H. Hildebrandi, but with cap and back a rich 

 warm brown, and much less yelloiv on the wing. 



This curious second* representative form of the Himalayan 

 H. flavala was obtained near Myawadee by Mr. Davison, 

 considerably south of the southernmost point to which, as far as 

 we yet know, H. Hildebrandi extends. 



The four known species of Hemixus may be thus discrimi- 

 nated. They are all much of the same size, but Hildebrandi is 

 a little the largest, and flavala the smallest. 



Crown. Back. 



Grey Dull iron grey ... H. flavala, Hodgs. 



Blackish brown ... Brownish grey ... H. Hildebrandi, 



Hume. 



Warm rich brown . Warm brown ... H. Davisoni, Hume. 



Black, tinged red- Light brownish H. castaneonotus, 



dish on forehead. chestnut. Swinh. 



The first species ranges through the Eastern Himalayas, 

 from a point between Simla and Mussouri, through Gurhwal, 

 Kumaon, Nepal, Sikhim, Bhotan, apparently quite to the head 

 of the Assamf Valley, and also occurs in the Khasiaf Hills, 

 south of the Assam Valley. 



The second ranges through the northern Tenasserim Hills at 

 any rate from the Karen Hills, north of Tonghoo, to close to 

 Pahpoon. 



The third belongs to the Central Tenasserim Hill region. 



The fourth has only been recorded from Hainan in China. 



* For the first, H. Hiledbrandi, see S. P., II., 508. 



f I am not quite sure of these localities, not having myself &s yet carefully examined 

 specimens there procured. 



