1878.] Hill Ranges of tlie K. E. Fronfirr. 13 



On Mr. Chennell's label I find the following notes : 



L. 21 inches, W. 16*5, T. 6-0, t. 3-0, B£. 1-8. Bill greenish horny, 

 irides golden yellow. Legs and feet dusky grey. The mid toe is 1*75, its 

 claw 1*1, hind toe 1*0, claw 1*25. 



These dimensions and the coloration of the feet and legs are much 

 nearer to those of Mr. Swinhoe's bird than to those given by either Sharpe 

 or Jerdon for Jlavipes. In neither of the latter is any mention made of 

 the down covered tarsus, a character so striking that it could hardly have 

 escaped their notice, and one which, besides the vermiculated breast and 

 lower parts, distinguishes the species from Ceylonensis. 



Swinhoe concludes with the remark that the fine down of the tarsus 

 appears to wear off, but the specimen now recorded is an adult, and though 

 this down may disappear to a certain extent, I do not think the tarsus and 

 the joint above would ever become bare as in Ceylonensis and Jlavij^es. 



*94. ChelidojST nipalen-sis, Hodgson. 



106. Batrachostomtjs jayensis, Horsfield, ? ? 



This specimen belongs to the Indian Museum, Calcutta, where I found 

 it among some skins that had been sent down by the late lamented Captain 

 John Butler from the Naga Hills, and I was by the kind permission of the 

 Trustees allowed to bring it to England. It is a most interesting specimen 

 in the rufous phase of plumage, but unfortunately the sex is not marked. 

 It agrees with a specimen of JB. Javensis ? in the collection of Lord 

 Tweeddale, and the description of the species as given in P. Z. S. 1877, p. 435, 

 and the dimensions do not differ materially. I give a description of the 

 Naga Hill bird, interesting as being found so far to the northward. 



Entire plumage rich chestnut brown, a few white feathers at the base 

 of the upper mandible tipped rufous and barred with black. White on 

 chin and throat, some of the feathers on the latter crossed by a V-shaped 

 dark line, but they only extend to the upper breast, this being covered by 

 feathers having large, rounded white centres, bounded on the terminal margin 

 by a narrow dark line and fringed with chestnut ; towards the abdomen and 

 flanks the white marks become narrow and lengthened. The wing is 

 •unspotted, but conspicuous white feathers margined with black are mingled 

 with the scapulars, and there is a well-marked nuchal collar, each feather 

 crossed by a narrow black line edged terminally by another. There is a 

 slight mottling of dull black on the j)rimaries and secondaries and lower 

 back. The tail is similarly mottled and crossed by 7 pale clear rufous bands, 

 the outer penultimate tail feather has 5 distinct white bars on the outer web, 

 the very short outermost feather has a terminal whitish spot. 



W. 5-25 inches, T. 5-5, t. O'G, Bf. 00. Breadth at gape, 1-05, niid-toc 

 and claw 075. The long frontal plumes are black, rufous at the base. 



