. Birds. Birds. 218 TIM ALII breast and centre of abdomen pure white ; flanks, vent and under tail-coverts ocbraceotis. Colours of soft parts. Iris pale brown—probably young birds— to yellowisb red and bright yellow; bill vermilion with a dusky patch next forehead ; legs and feet yellowish or greenish Fig. 35.—Head of P. o. ochraceiccps. Measurements. Lengtb about 220 mm. ; wing 8G to 92 mm.;, tail about 105 to 110 mm.; tarsus about 32 mm.; culmen about 30 to 32 mm. Distribution. The Karen Hills and Xarenni, Mts. af Teiiasserim. Nidification unknown. Habits. Those of the genus, bu
. Birds. Birds. 218 TIM ALII breast and centre of abdomen pure white ; flanks, vent and under tail-coverts ocbraceotis. Colours of soft parts. Iris pale brown—probably young birds— to yellowisb red and bright yellow; bill vermilion with a dusky patch next forehead ; legs and feet yellowish or greenish Fig. 35.—Head of P. o. ochraceiccps. Measurements. Lengtb about 220 mm. ; wing 8G to 92 mm.;, tail about 105 to 110 mm.; tarsus about 32 mm.; culmen about 30 to 32 mm. Distribution. The Karen Hills and Xarenni, Mts. af Teiiasserim. Nidification unknown. Habits. Those of the genus, but Davison says that be sometimes found tliem in comparatively open spaces and also that be saw them moving about moderately high up in the branches of trees. They keep above 3,000 feet and are found in pairs, not flocks. (217) Pomatorhitius ochraceiceps austeni. Hume's Scimitak-Babbleh. Pomatorhinus mistein Hume, S. F., x, p. 152 (1881) (E. Mauipur) ; Blanf. & Gates, i, p. 123. Vernacular names. Inrui-yna (Kacha Xaga). Description. Ditiers from the last in having tlie upper plumage pale olive-brown, merely tinged with ochre on the bead and neck. The flanks, vent and under tail-coverts are also olive-broun. Colours of soft parts as in P. o. ocliraceiceps. Measurements as in P. o. ocliraceiceps, but the bill measures up to 30 mm. Distribution. Hitherto only obtained in the Eastern Manipur Hills and once, for certain, in Eastern Cachar. Nidification. Like the other species of this genus, Hume's Scimitar-Babbler makes an oval domed nest of grass and bamboo leaves. A nest taken by myself at about 5,000 feet contained four eggs measuring about 27"8 x iy'3 mm. It was taken on the 19tli of June. Habits. This bird seems to be found between 5,000 and 6,000' feet and upwards in the more humid forests with ample under-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of the
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