458 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. X. 



Genus MLvornis (Hodgs., 1842). 



No. 176. MixoRNis RUBRiCAPiLLUS. — The yellow-breasted 



Babbler (Tick.). 



Hume " N. and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. 1, p. 115 ; Hume, " S. F.," 



Vol. Ill, p. 118; (d., Vol. IX, p. 250; id. Vol. XI, p. 142; 



Hume and Dav., " S. F.," Vol. VI, pp. 266 and 514 ; Bing,, "S. F.," 



Vol. IX, p. 180 ; Gates, '' S. F.," Vol. X, p. 207. 



This little bird is exceedingly common. I have found it in sparse as 



•well as in dense jungle. It seems to have a preference for creepers ; 



in one place where these were abundant, I could have counted these 



birds by the score. They are insectivorous. I have often seen them 



in company with B. remifer and T. afjinis. 



Sub-Family Bfachypterygince. 



Genus Myiophoneus (Temm., 1823). 



No. 187. Myioppioneus temmincki. — The Himalayan 



Whistling Thrush (Vigors.). 



Hume, "N. andE.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 120; Hume, " S. F.," 



Vol. I, p. 475 ; ill, Vol. Ill, p. 106 ; id., Vol. V, p. 113 ; Bing., 



" S. F.," Vol. IX, p. 176 ; Hume and Dav., " S. F.," Vol. VI, p. 236. 



This is the only Whistling Thrush I have found here. They are fairly 



common, and frequent small dried-up nullahs. They have a very strong 



whistle, which can be heard from some distance. I have found them 



rather shy and rather difficult of approach. 



Genus Drymochares (Gould, 1868). 



No. 198. Drymochares nepalensis. — The Nepal Shortwing(Hodgs.). 



Hume, "N. and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 130 ; Hume and Dav., 



" S. F.," Vol. VI, p. 236 ; Hume, " S. F.," Vol. XL, p. 121. 



I have only got two specimens of this bird, and have no notes to 



give on them. 



Genus Tesia (Hodgs., 1837). 



No. 201. Tesia cyaniventris. — The Slaty-bellied Short-wing (Hodgs.), 



Hume, " N. and E ," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 131 ; Hume, " S. F.," 



Vol. XI, p. 118 ; Brooks, " S. P.," Vol. VIII, p. 470. 



I have only procured a pair of these little birds, and they were 



both got in the undergrowth. They are very rare, and I have seen no 



more since procuring this pair. 



Sub-Family Sihiincc. 



Genus Zoslerops [Y. and H., 1826). 



