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Description. — As in Gates, F.B.I. 



Distribution. — Byingyi Mountain ; Wa-Noi, the Southern Shan States, 

 Karennee and Tenasserim. 



Nothing appears to be known about the nidifection of this species. 



POMATOBHINUS OCHKACEICEPS ATJSTEM, Hume. 



Hume's Scimitar Babbler. 



Hume, S. F., x., p. 152 (1881) ; Sharpe. Cat. B. M., vii., p. 418 ; Gates, F. 

 B. I., i., p. 123; Baker, Ibis, 1906, p. 93. ' 



Description. — As in Gates. 



Distribution. — Mr. Stuart Baker says " The distribution of these two 

 forms (P. o. austeni and stenorhynchus) is rather curious, in N. Cachar, I 

 procured birds which were intermediate in every way." 



Nesting. — According to Mr. Stuart Baker, it builds a deep cupshaped type 

 of nest, and lays from 3 to 5, pure white, eggs ; these are slightly glossy. 

 and fragile for their size; and measure between -89" and -93" in length, and 

 •63" and -69" in breadth. 



POMATORHINTJS OCHRACEICEPS STENORHyNOHUS, Godwin-Austiu. 



Austin's Scimitar Babbler. 



Godwin-Austin, J. A. S. B., xlvi., p. ii.. p. 43 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. 

 M., vii., p. 424 ; Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 124;' Baker, Ibis, 1909, p. 94. 



Description. — As in Gates, F. B. I. 



Distribution. — Sadiya in Assam. 



Nesting. — Stuart Baker, says this species is extremely rare in North 

 Cachar. The majority of his specimens were got on lofty ridges of 6,000ft. 

 In the Lakhimpur District it occurs at a much lower elevations, at about 

 4,000 ft. The nest and eggs are similar to those of P. o. stenorhynchus. 

 The eggs, however, are much larger, and measure, between 96" and 1'13 

 in length and between '67" and '72" in breadth. The bird appears to lay 

 from March to May. 



POMATORHINUS EBYIHROGENYS. 



The Rufous-cheeked Scimitar Babblers. 



In this nearly allied sub-group of the Scimitar Babbler we get a more 

 plain coloured bird, olive-brown above, and vinder parts white, either 

 plain or streaked. They have a much coarser bill than the preceding- 

 species, and were given a genus (Orthorhimus) to themselves by Blyth. 



They are all very nearly allied when compared, but those nearest in 

 appearance are furthest apart geographically. They extend from the 

 N.-W. Himalayas through Assam to Burma and Yiinnan, and down to 

 Tenasserim. 



Commencing from the extreme N.-W. we have : 



P. e. erthrogenys, Vigors. In the N.-^W. Himalayas, this is noticeable 

 for having its breast almost pure white, with only faint indications of grey 

 stripes ; and its flanks deep rufous. 



P. e, haringtoni, Baker. From Nepal and Sikhim, in this latter sub- 

 species the breast is pale ashy-grey, streaked with white and flanks deep 

 rufous. 



P. e. maccllellandi, Jerdon. From Assam and the Chin Hills, has the flank 

 olivaceous ; the breast white, streaked with dark ashy-brown. 



P. e. gravivox, David. From Yunnan and the Bhamo Hills, is very like 

 the last but has flanks rufous, and the breast streaked with black. 



