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nests containing both eggs and young. Four seems to be the usual com- 

 plement, sometimes three, and I found only one nest containing five eggs. 

 The white type of egg is much the commonest at Maymyo. The variation 

 in the colouring or want of colour in this bird's eggs is very interesting, as 

 at Sinlun Kaba (Bhamo) I only found the white eggs late in the season, 

 while at Taunggyi, to the south, I only got the blue variety. 



No. 72. Garrulax pectoralis, (Gould.) — (The Black-gorgeted Laughing 



Thrush.) 



Fairly common. I found three nests. 



No. 73. Garrulax moniliger, (Hodge.) — (The Neck-laced Laughing Thrush.) 



No nests ; probably a later breeder. 



No. 118a. Pomatorhinus ripponi. sp. n. (The Shan States Scimiter 

 Babbler.) Described in the Bull. B. O. C, Vol. XXVII., p. 9. 



On comparing my specimen with P. olivaceus in the Natural History 

 Museum, I was struck with the difference in the colour of its wings from 

 those of birds from Tenasserim which have a decided rufous edging to 

 their primaries while my specimen has the outer edges of its wing feathers 

 decidedly olive. I then compared them with specimens from the Shan 

 States which I found to agree with mine. And on separating all the 

 skins by their localities I find that those from the Shan States have the 

 outer edges of their primaries olive-brown like their backs, and those 

 from Tenasserim have the outer edges decidedly rufous. I left notes to 

 that effect for Mr. Ogilvie-grant who kindly described the species for one 

 as below. 



P. ripponi is great skulker ; its loud " Hoop-Hoop ? ' and almost black- 

 bird-like note may often be heard but the bird seldom seen. I failed 

 to find a nest, but on the march up I saw one of a pair carrying a leaf, so 

 they were evidently then nesting. 



Pomatorhinus ripponi. sp. n. 



Described in the Bull B. O. (J., Vol. XXVII, p. 9. 



Adult male and female most closely allied to P. olivaceus, Blyth from Lower 

 Burma, but with general colour of the upper parts olive brown instead of 

 rufous-brown ; the tail similar in colour to the upper parts (in P. olivaceus 

 it is much darker, blackish towards the tips and rufous towards the base), 

 the chestnut patch on the sides of the neck somewhat paler, and the bill 

 usually more slender. Total length ca. 8 - 3 inches, wing3"4, tail 3"7, tarsus 

 0-85. Hab., Shan States. 



No. 134. Temelia jerdoni, (Sharpe.) — (The Red-capped Babbler.) 



Seen on several occasions. 



No. 139. Pyctorhis sinensis, (Gen.) — (The Yellow-eyed Babbler.) 



Common; we found several nests. It seems to be a much earlier breeder 

 at Maymyo than at Taunggyi where it is equally common, as many eggs 

 found early in April were on the point of hatching. 

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