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400. Pomatorhinus ruficollis, Hodgson. 



As. Res., XIX— Blyth, Cat. 834— Horsf., Cat. 350. 



The Rufous-necked Scimitar-babbler. 



Descr. — Above olive-green ; head and nape dusky ; back and 

 sides of neck deep rusty ; lores and ear-coverts blackish ; a white 

 supercilium from the brow to the nape ; beneath, as above, but 

 paler, and shaded with white on the breast and belly, merging 

 into pure white on the chin and throat. 



Bill yellow, dusky above ; legs plumbeous ; irides red or red- 

 brown, (or sometimes hoary according to Hodgson). Length 8 

 inches ; extent 9| ; wing 3 ; tail Z\ ; bill at front f ; tarsus \. 



This species is found in the S. E. Himalayas and the Khasia 

 hills. 



401. Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, Blyth. 



J. A. S., XIV., 597— Blyth, Cat. 833— Horsf. Cat. 351— 

 Piong-kohut, or Poniong-hut, Lepch. — Bhotetet, Bhot. 



The Coral-billed Scimitar-babbler. 



Descr. — Above greenish-olive brown, the cap black (in the 

 males) ; lores and ears black ; a long white supercilium, tinged with 

 rufous in front (in the male); beneath, the throat white, and the rest 

 of the under-parts deep ferruginous, fading on the belly, and 

 olivaceous on the flanks. 



Bill coral-red ; legs greenish brown ; irides red-brown. Length 

 8£ inches ; extent 11 ; wing 3^ ; tail 4 ; bill at front 1 ; tarsus, 1J. 



The Coral-billed Babbler has been found in the S. E. Himalayas, 

 Nepal, and Sikhim, at from 3,000 to 6,000 feet of elevation. I pro- 

 cured it near Darjeeling, but know of nothing peculiar in its 

 habits. A very nearly allied race, P. Phayrei, Blyth, is found in 

 the hill regions of Assam and Arrakan, differing only in the crown 

 being- of the same color as the back ; and P. albogularis, Bl., also 

 closely allied, is from the Tenasserim province of Burmah. 



402. Pomatorhinus schisticeps, Hodgson. 



As. Res., XIX. — Blyth, Cat. 828 — Horsf., Cat. 315— P. mon- 

 tanus, apud McLelland — Pubdoa Beng. 



