1870.] A Second List of Birds from the Khasi hills, Sfc. 269 



384. Gamsorhynchtjs ruftjltjs, B 1 y t h. — Garo Hills. 

 387. Trichastoma Abbotii, B 1 y t h. 



Irides red brown, legs pale fleshy. Length 6£", w. 3", t. 2-1", 

 tr. 0-95", biU at f. 65". Foot of South Garo Hills. 



390#. TuRDINUS BREVICATTDATTTS, B 1 y t h. 



From South base of Khasi and Garo Hills. The under tail co- 

 verts are very rufous, feathers of the head and neck very large and 

 scale-like, centred paler and edged darker brown. Secondaries 

 and larger coverts tipped with pale rufous ; above umber brown, 

 grey on the chin and upper throat. The type specimen in the 

 Asiatic Society's Museum is much faded. 



403. PoMATORHINTJS LETJCOGASTER, G O U 1 d. jl / * 



From West Khasi Hills. Irides red buff, biU yellow. r?Myt~6c~** 



Length 9", ex. 91", w. 4« 1 5", t. 4«3", tr. 1 "4", bill at f. 1 • 1 5", bill from 

 gape 1-3", hind toe 0*62" and claw -48" = M", spread of foot 2-15". 



405. POMATORHINUS ERYTHROGENYS, G O U 1 d. *£jb £ /*f&b*a£' 



West Khasi Hills, December. Irides dark redbrown, legs and Lc<rM 



bill pale grey, one specimen had greenish grey legs. One specimen l&ai, a^e^t- 

 measures: Length 10-5", ex. 12", w. 3-9", t. 3*9", tr. 1 -6", bill A^fc* 



at f. 1-6"; another specimen: Length 10-5", ex. 12'5", w. 4-2", 

 t. 4*3", tarsus and bill the same as in the last, bill from gape 1'9" 

 in both. 



409^. Gabulax gttlaris, M c L e 1 1 a n d. 



This rare bird was procured at Lukhipur near Oachar ; it appears 

 that only two specimens have been obtained in Assam, one by 

 M c L e 1 1 a n d, and another by Dr. J e r d o n who sent it 

 to Mr. Gould; it is figured and described in the " Birds of Asia." 



Length 9|", w. 3-8", t. 4£", tr. 1-52", bill at f. 1*02". 



410. Garrulax ruficollis, J a r d. and S e 1 b y. 



Length 10", ex. Ill", w . 3.7", t . 4-2", tr. 1/45", bill atf. 0-7" ; the 

 tail is distinctly barred. From base of Garo Hills. 



439. Chatarrhosa Earlei, B 1 y t h. 



Hind toe and claw 0-8", spread of foot 1'8". Mymensing and 

 Sylhet, very common in the grassy parts of those districts. 



440. Megalurus paltjstris, H o r s f . 



The tail is distinctly barred, and the breast and flanks are 

 streaked with brown rather than spotted. 



