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The other bird, which I take to be the hen, has the lores buff, and 

 the upper tail-coverts and inner secondaries concolorous with the sandy- 

 brown back. 



The first specimen was shot on April 14th, 1900. Its measure- 

 ments, taken in the flesh, are : — 



Long : tot : 6*45 inches, 

 al : 33 

 caud : 237 „ 

 culm : 0'4 „ 



tars : 625 „ 



The smaller bird was shot on April 18th, 1900, and measures 



Long: tot: 6 1 inches, 



al : 325 



caud : 2*25 ,, 



culm : 043 ,, 



tars: 0*625 „ 



The colours of the soft parts were not noted. 



VI. — On the Birds collected and observed in the Southern Shan States 

 of Upper Burma. — By Col. C. T. Bingham, F.Z.S., and H. N\ 

 Thompson, F.Z.S. Communicated by the Natural History Secretary, 



[Received 16th May ; Read 6th June, 1900.] 



The Southern Shan States may roughly be said to be bounded on 

 the north by the Northern Shau States which are separated from them 

 by the Nam Tu or Myitgne river ; on the east by Chinese territory 

 and the French possessions on the Mekong river; on the south-east and 

 south by the Siamese Shan States, and the semi-independant state of 

 Karreni ; and on the west by the settled districts of Pyinmana, 

 Kyaukse, and Meiktila. 



A large portion of this territory consists of stretches of plateau land 

 at elevations from 2500 to 5000 ft. above the level of the sea, but low- 

 lying hot valleys and high ranges of hills with peaks rising to 8000 ft. 

 find upward also occur. The flora and fauna of the States is conse- 

 quently very diversified and well- worth thorough exploration and 

 working out. 



During last cold weather (1899-1900) accompanied by Mr. H. N. 

 Thompson, Deputy Conservator in charge of the forests, Southern Shan 



