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all the specimens of B. I. lanceolatus I have been able to examine have the 

 cheek stripe a very dark chestnut and not black. There are, however, 

 some specimens of a Babax at Tring which seem to have a much more 

 massive bill, these may be the true lanceolatus and therefore distinct 

 from B. I. yunannensis I hope some one with more authority than myself 

 will examine these birds and let us have their opinion. 



JSfote. — The Plate of the B. lanceolatus in Ois. de Chin, has a dark chestnut 

 cheek-stripe. 



Distribution. — Described by Rippon from Yunnan. I obtained it and its 

 nests at Sinlum in the Bhamo Hills where it is not uncommon. It seems 

 to prefer the more open hill sides, which are covered with bramble bushes 

 and bracken, and not to enter the dense secondary growth which most 

 of the hills are covered with. Its nest is placed near the ground and of the 

 usual rather massive babbler type. Egg 3 to 4 are a turquoise-blue and 

 measure 1'06 x '8 inches. 



Babax LAsrcEOiAXUs bonavoloti, Oustalet. 

 Oustalet's Babax. 

 The Small Tibet Babax. 

 Babax bonavoloti. — Oustalet, Ann. Scien. Nat. ZooL, Paris., xii., p. 271, 

 (1801). 



lanthocincla I. bonavoloti .—HaTtert, Pal. Vog., i., p. 628. 

 Descripiion. — " It differs from B. E. lanceolatus, Verreaux, from Szechueu, 

 in having the lores and the anterior portion of the cheeks washed with 

 darkish brown : the throat finely striped and the middle of the breast 

 completely covered with stripes. Bill and feet darker and more powerful" 

 — Hartert. 



" Tail 183 ? ; wing 115-120 mm". 



" A second specimen has the dark colouration on the lores and cheeks 

 less pronounced. Tail 140 ; wing 110 mm.'' ( This clearly must be a dis- 

 tinct sub-species from size alone). 

 Distribution. — So, Tibet. 



This species has lately been procured by Capt. F. M. Bailey, in the Mish- 

 mi Hills, at an altitude of 10,000 feet. 



Babax koslowi koslowi, Bianchi. 

 Bianchi's Babax. 



Kaznakoioia koslowi, Bianchi, Bull. Ac. Peter sburgh (5), xiii., p. 45 (1905). 

 lanthocincla koslowi, Hartert, Pal. Vog., i., p. 629. 



Upper plumage very rufous : chin greyish, with dark shafts : otherwise 

 A^ery similar to B. I. lanceolatus. 



Wing 120 m.m.; tail 150 m.m.: culmen 30 m.m. 



Hab. — Tibet. Where it has been lately procured by Capt. Bailey. 



Babax koslowi viCTORiiE, Rippon. 



The Mt. Victoria Babax. 



Rippon, Bui. B. 0. C, xv., p. 97 (1905) ; Venning, J. B. N. H. S., xxii., 

 p. 622 (1912). 



Description. — Similar to B. I. lanceolatus, Verreaux, but larger cheek stripe 

 lack. Length about 11; wing 4; tail 4-8; culmen 1*2; tarsus 1-5 (wing 

 100 m.m; tail 140 m.m.). I have just seen the type of B. k. kosloivi, Bianchi, 

 which is very similar to this bird. 



Distribution. — Described by Col. Rippon from Mt. Victoria. S. Chin Hills, 

 and procured by Capt. Venning at Haka N. Chin Hills, where he also 

 obtained its nest and eggs. The latter are a paler blue than B. I. yunna- 

 nensis, and measure 1'2 x '86 inches. 



