114 A COLLECTION OF BIEDS FROM N. E. SUMATRA. 



TIMELIIDAE. 



161. Garulax palliatus (Temm.). 



Robinson and Kloss, p. 184. 

 S, Tengkeh, Simeloengan, N. E. Sumatra, 17th June 



1917 [No. 520]. 

 Wing, 128 mm. 



162. Garrulax bicoIor(Hartl.). 



Robinson and Kloss. p. 183; Hartert, p. 213. 



1 $ , 2 $ ad., 1$ , 19 imm., Bandar Baroe, Deli, N. E. 



Sumatra, 14th April — 6th June 1917, 21st January 



1917 [Nob, 253, 377-380, 404, 405, 427, 446, 931-2]. 



1 9 , Brastagi, Simeloengan, N. E. Sumatra, 19th June 



1917 [No. 519]. 

 Wing of adult S, 126, 117, 120, 121, 123, 124, 123, 



128; 9, 120, 122 mm. 

 Very common all over Sumatra above about 1,500 feet. 

 Immature birds differ from adult in having the tips of the 

 feathers of the breast and belly white, so that the white gorget 

 is much less clearly defined from the black breast and belly: 

 gape apparently bright yellow. 



163. Melanocichla Iugubris(S. Muell.). 



Robinson and Kloss, p. 185. 



6 $ , 1 $ , Bandar Baroe, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 14th April 

 —6th June 1917 [Nos. 271, 2, 286, 398-9, 454, 455]. 

 Wing, $, 124, 127, 121, 125, 121, 124; 9, 122. 



164. Rhinocichla mitrata(S. Muell.). 



Robinson and Kloss, p. 186. 



8 $ , 3 9 ad. ; 1 9 imm., Bandar Baroe, Deli, N. E. Suma- 

 tra. 11th April— 12th June 1917 [Nos. 263-270, 448, 

 474, 947]. 

 Wing, $ , 97, 102, 95, 97, 99, 97, 97, 100; 9 , 101, 95, 99. 

 No. 264 is a very immature female and entirely lacks the 

 grey tips to the feathers of the forehead and has the chest 

 washed with rufous. 



165. Malacocincla sepiaria sepiaria(Horsf.). 



Buttikofer, Notes Leyden Mus. XVII, p. 81 (1895); 

 Robinson and Kloss, p. 187. 



$ , 9 , Bandar Baroe, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 4th — 7th 

 June 1917 [Nos. 461, 462]. 



Wing, $ , 69 ; 9 , 72 mm. 



These two birds agree with each other and with a $ from 

 E. Java with which we have compared them. All have a 

 marked greyish black cap, the middle of the belly white and 

 the flanks and crissum dull brownish rufous. The Malayan 

 birds, of which we have a large series, have no marked cap 

 and have the flanks and crissum much brighter. They have 



Jour. Straits Branch 



