1877.] and on a variety of Chleuasicus ruficeps. 147 



to be the same, the next species was referred to Tichelli ; and only this 

 part appears within brackets. The 4th Vellorneum in my last paper should 

 stand as P. subocJiracemn, Swin., originally described from Tenasserim, while 

 P. Tickelli should be removed to the genus Alcippe with its near allies, 

 A. I^hayrei, A. affinis, A. alhogularis, &c. 



Alcippe Tickelli, Blyth. 



Desc. — Above all olivaceous brown, wings and tail more of an umber- 

 colour, the feathers of the head and back are very indistinctly pale-shafted ; 

 frontal margin, lores, and round the eye, buff with a ruddyish tinge ; the 

 same ochraceous colour tinges the chin and throat and under parts, darker 

 on the flanks and whitish on centre of the abdomen. 



Bill above horny brown, pale fleshy white below. Irides light brown. 



Length about 4*8 ; wing 2'5 ; tail 2*1 ; tarsus 1*0, bill at front 0*60 

 inches. 



Hab. — Near Mitan on the Houngdarao Biver, Tenasserim. 



A specimen of Pomatorliinus hypoleucus, var. Blyth = Tichelli^ Hume, 

 lately described in Stray Feathers, Vol. Y. p. 32, in the middle of ' A List 

 of Birds of North Eastern Cachar', is in the Indian Museum among Blyth's 

 types, together with the two type specimens of true P. hypoleucus from 

 Arakan sent by Capt. A. Phayre. The specimen agrees in measurement 

 and in every way with the original description and is undoubtedly the very 

 bird Blyth described. It is a well marked species. With regard to Mr. 

 Hume's Pom. Inylisi described in the same publication, I may state that the 

 description of P. hypoleucus in the ' Ibis', was made by Jerdon from a bird 

 in my collection obtained at Asalu in the North Cachar Hills when Dr. 

 Jerdon was staying with me at Cherra Piinji in 1869 ; and I have a water- 

 colour sketch of the head of the bird made just after it was shot. I think 

 it premature to separate this from the Arakan bird until we can compare it 

 with fresh examples from the original locality. The two type-specimens 

 mentioned above are not in a state to enable us to do this in a satisfactory 

 manner, having become bleached — the whole upper parts being of the same 

 rusty hue throughout and all the grey having vanished from out of the 

 lower plumage. The amount of rufous on the side of the head is a varying 

 quantity. In my Asalu bird it is, as described by Mr. Hume, very faintly 

 indicated, and Jerdon, not always very minute in his descriptions and with 

 sight then becoming impaired, overlooked it. In specimens I now have 

 by me, from the Naga Hills, many miles to the east, the rufous patch on 

 the neck and the rufous line from behind the eye are very strongly and 

 intensely developed. 



CHLErASicus ETJFiCEPS, Blyth, var. ateosuperciliaris. 

 No mention being made of the black eyebrow, in the original description 



