timaliks. ' 23 



The Golden-headed Wren-babbler. 



Descr. — Above yellow olivaceous ; forehead and crown yellow, 

 the latter with black streaks ; lores black ; wings and tail dusky, 

 margined with olive ; beneath bright yellow. 



Bill plumbeous ; legs pale brownish yellow; irides light brown- 

 Length 4| inches ; wing 2^ ; tail 2 ; bill at front nearly i; tarsus Ai. 



The Golden-headed Slachyris is found in the S. E. Himalayas, 

 the Khasia hills, and Arrakan, generally at a lower level than the 

 last, from 3.000 to 5,000 feet or so. It frequents high trees gene- 

 rally, feeding on the minute insects that infest flowers and buds, 

 and often has its forehead powdered with the pollen of flowers, as 

 we see in Zosterops and other birds. 



This species differ from its congeners in its mode of coloration, 

 more pointed bill, and other points, and perhaps should be removed 

 to a distinct genus near Zosterops or Myzomis. 



Very probably some of the smaller Timalice of the Malayan 

 Fauna should be placed in Stachyris. Tim. po/iocephala, Temra., 

 judging from the figure, has much of the character and plumage 

 of Stachyris. 



Gen. MixoeniSj Hodgson. 



Char. — Bill rather long, compressed, with, a tendency to arch ; 

 tip blunt, barely notched ; nostrils ovoid, advanced ; wings moder- 

 ate, rounded, the first four graduated, 5th and 6th sub-equal and 

 longest ; tail moderate or rather short ; tarsus strong ; toes rather 

 short, laterals very unequal ; hind toe large ; nails well curved. 



This genus is very closely allied to the last, inclining more to- 

 wards Timalia. Hodgson says that it ' resembles lora, but the bill 

 is more meruline, inclining to the Crateropodune.' 1 



395. Mixornis rubicapillus, Tickell. 



Motaeilla, apud Tjckell, J. A. S., II., 575 — Blyth, Cat. 855 — 

 IIorsf., Cat. 338.— M. clitoris, Hodgs,— M. ruficeps, Hodgs.— M. 

 gularis, Horsf.? 



The Yellow-breasted TTren-babbler. 



Descr. — Above dull olive-green, inclining to rufescent or brown ; 



wings and tail rufescent brown ; part of the forehead, supercilium, 



