ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORNITHOLOGY. 
TIM ALIA LEUCOTIS, Strickland. 
A typical Timalia, closely allied to T. nigricollis, lemm. PI. 
Col. 594, fig. 2, and to T. pectoralis , Blytli, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 
v. xi. p. 783, but distinguished (inter alia ) by the long super- 
ciliary streak, and by the white patch immediately behind the ear 
orifice. Received from Malacca. 
Crown olivaceo-fuscous, passing into olive on the upper hack, 
and into deep rufous on the rump, wings, and upper tail-covers. 
Feathers of the lores whitish with dark shafts. A pure white 
superciliary streak, margined on both sides with black, commences 
above the eye, and passes down the side of the neck, where are also 
some detached white spots (which, however, may be owing to mis- 
placement of the skin beneath). Sides of the head very dark grey, 
auricular feather margined below by an elongate white spot. Wing- 
covers rufo-fuscous, all of them tipped wfith pale rufous. Bemiges 
rufous externally, fuscous within ; and all narrow 7 ly tipped with pale 
rufous. Rectrices rufo-fuscous, darkest towards the ends, and nar- 
rowly tipped with rufous. Chin and throat black ; breast and upper 
belly dark cinereous ; lower belly, vent, and under tail-covers, 
rufous. Upper mandible fuscous, lower, whitish ; feet, pale brown. 
Total length, 5. 8 ; beak to front, ej ; to gape, 7 ; height, 3 ; 
breadth, 2 ; wing, 2. 5 ; medial rectrices, 2. 4 ; external, 2 ; tar- 
sus, 9 ; middle toe and claw, 8 ; hind ditto, 6 . 
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