18 BIRDS OF INDIA. 



388. Alcippe nipalensis, Hodgson. 



Siva, apud Hodgson, Ind. Rev., 1838 — Ioropus, Hodgs., J. A. 

 S., XIII., 937— Blyth, Cat. 848— Horsf., Cat. 330— Sam- 

 dayal-pho, Lepch. 



The Nepal Quaker-thrush 



Descr. — Above, the head ashy brown ; lores, ears, and sides of 

 neck also ashy ; back, wings, and tail, olivaceous brown ; an in- 

 conspicuous dark brown line over the eyes, extending to the nape ; 

 beneath, the chin white, the rest of the lower parts albescent, 

 mixed with earthy brown. 



Bill horny yellow ; feet pale fleshy brown ; irides whitey brown. 

 Length 5h inches; wing 2§ ; tail 2^; bill at front barely §; tarsus §. 



This bird has been found in Nepal, Sikhim. the Khasia hills, and 

 Burmah, as far as Tenasserim. It is very common about Darjeel- 

 ing, frequenting trees, singly, or in small parties, and feeding chiefly 

 on insects. I had the nest and eggs brought me by the Lepchas ; 

 the nest was loosely made with grass and bamboo leaves, and the 

 eggs were white with a few reddish-brown spots. 



389. Alcippe poiocephala, Jerdon, 



Timalia, apud Jerdon, Suppl. Cat. 95 bis — Blyth, Cat. 850. 



The Neilgherry Quaker-thrush. 



Descr. — Head and nape dusky cinereous ; back and rump green- 

 ish olive, inclining to rufous on the rump, darker and more 

 ferruginous on the wings and tail ; beneath, pale rufescent or 

 fulvous, lightest and albescent on the chin and throat. 



Bill horny, yellow at the gape and edges ; legs pale fleshy ; 

 irides greenish-white ; the very narrow orbits yellow. Length 

 nearly 6 inches ; wing 2 T ^ ; tail 2 T °y ; bill at front ^ ; tarsus |. 



This is very similar to the last, but differs structurally in having 

 the rictal bristles less elongated, and the feet shorter, with a more 

 robust hind toe. 



It is found in all the forests of Malabar, as high as North 

 Canara, in Coorg, Wynaad, and the slopes of the Neilgherries, up 



about 5,000 feet, but it is not a common bird. It goes singly or 



