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note one keeps perfectly quiet the bird will approach to a 
distance of a few yards and remain there some time, all 
the while uttering its warning note. It is very difficult to 
obtain specimens in perfect condition, as the bird can only 
be seen when it is very near. I always carried some 
cartridges with me, with a very feeble charge, specially 
destined for this species and Turdinulus e. dilutus. 
TURDIDAE. 
273. Zoothera andromedae (Temm.). 
Ie Ge Ge IG 1p 2ANGr 
28. Sungei Kumbang, Korinchi, 1400 M. 
6. Suban Ajam, Mt. Kaba, Bencoolen, 1200 M. 
Iris dark brown, bill black, feet and claws pinkish 
sepia, digits more greyish, soles dirty white. 
Wings 128, 123, 122 mm. 
This rare bird seems to lead an entirely terrestial life, 
for the two specimens from Sungei Kumbang were caught 
in old forest in snares set on the ground and the one from 
Suban Ajam was shot while it was hopping along the 
ground amongsi the undergrowth. 
274. Henicurus ruficapillus Temm. 
6, 2. Aur, Kumanis Padang Highlands, 200 M. 
6. Serapéi, Korinchi, 800 M. 
?. Muara Sako, Indrapura, 300 M. 
Iris dark brown (black), bill black, feet and claws 
whitish pink. 
Wings, 3 94, 88; 2 85, 85 mm. 
Not very common, lives along streams running through 
secondary or old forest, moving from stone to stone in the 
stream. Their way of locomotion is not by hopping, but 
they “walk” like wagtails, putting one foot before the 
other. The call note is so shrill that it is heard above the 
turmoil of the rapids. 
275. Henicurus velatus sumatranus Rob. and Kloss. 
Henicurus velatus R. & K., 1, p. 212; R. & K., Il, p. 119. 
56,52. Andalas, Tandjung, Padang Highlands, 
720 M. 
, @. Palupuh, Agam, Padang Highlands, 640 M. 
Tananstalu, Ophir Districts, 1000 M. 
Serapei, Korinchi. 
(sexed ¢?). Pantjuran Gading, Korinchi, 
1600 M. 
26, ¢ (sexed 2). Rimbo Pengadang, Lebong, 
Bencoolen, 1060 M, 
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