1902.] H. Wood and F. Finn — Birds from Upper ^urmah. 125 



One, Dudawtaung, December 26tli, J 901 ; one, Laungshe, January 

 llth, 1902. The latter has the under-surface buff throughout up to 

 the chin. Both bave the light tips to the tail-feathers pure white. 



Garrdlax MONILIGER. NeckJaced Laughing -Thrush. 



One, Ta-hnyin-tauug, December 10th, 1901. 



The ear-coverts of this bird are entirely black ; tips of tail pure 

 white. 



Babax lanceolatus. Pere David's Streaked Babbler. 



One, Kanpetlet, January 4th, 1902. 



As this bird does not seem to be well known, I give a description 

 of the specimen. Length about 11 j inches ; wing 3'*8 ; tail 5 ; bill from 

 gape 1*1 ; shank at front 1*2, 



Plumage striated, with the exception of the visible parts of the 

 wings and tail, which are plain olive, as also the upper tail-coverts. 

 Centres of the feathers above blackish, shading into chestnut on each 

 side, with the outsides edged on the neck with creamy white and on 

 the back with olive. Lores, ear-coverts, and eye-brow, white slightly 

 mixed with black ; a strong black moustache running into a mottled 

 black-and-white patch behind the ear-coverts. Under-surface creamy 

 white streaked with black, the black streaks getting finer upwards and 

 fading out on the throat, and becoming bordered with chestnut on the 

 flatiks ; lower tail-coverts plain buff. 



From the descriptions and figures of David and Oustalet (Oiseaux de 

 Chine) J. Verreaux (Nouv. Arch, du Museum, Bull. VII, 1871) and Dr. 

 R. E. Sharpe (B.M. Cat. Birds, Vol. VIL), Babax lanceolatus would 

 appear to have a uniformly chestnut head, the dorsal plumage edged 

 with grey, not olive, and the ventral surface less striated than in our 

 bird, in which also the tarsi seem considerably shorter. 



At the same time, without specimens for comparison, 1 do not like 

 to regard the present bird as deserving of specific distinction ; if it be 

 so I would propose the name of Babax woodi for it. 



Trochaloptbkum erythrol^ma. Hume's Laughing-Thrush. 



Two, Yinkwetaung, January 19th, 1902 ; one, same locality, January 

 20th, 1902. 



Trochalopterum virgatum. Manipur Striated Laughing-Thrush. 



One, Kanpetlet, January 3rd, 1902 ; one, Kanpetlet, January 4th, 

 1902. 



Argya gularis. White- throated Babbler. 



Two, Pakokku, November 19th, 1901. 



Myiophoneus temminckii. Himalayan Whistling -Thrush. 



One, Yinkwetaung, January 27th, 1902. 



LiOPTiLA GRACiLiiS. Grey Sibia. 



