. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . and rufous or buff; supercilia whitish; crown and nape BATRACHOSTOMUS. 195 with irregular black blotches; a few smaller black spots on theback; a whitish collar produced by white feathers with black cross-bands round the hind-neck; much white on the scapulars andwhitish buff on the tertiaries ; quills brown, the outer webs andtips mottled and spotted with rufous-white ; tail banded, palerand darker, the cross-bands with imperfect blackish-brown edges;lower surface paler than upper, of rufous, white, and black mixed,white prevailing on
. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . and rufous or buff; supercilia whitish; crown and nape BATRACHOSTOMUS. 195 with irregular black blotches; a few smaller black spots on theback; a whitish collar produced by white feathers with black cross-bands round the hind-neck; much white on the scapulars andwhitish buff on the tertiaries ; quills brown, the outer webs andtips mottled and spotted with rufous-white ; tail banded, palerand darker, the cross-bands with imperfect blackish-brown edges;lower surface paler than upper, of rufous, white, and black mixed,white prevailing on the abdomen; a more or less distinct whiteband across the lower throat. Female. Eich chestnut throughout; supercilia white; chin,vent, and lower tail-coverts whitish; a nuchal collar of whitefeathers banded with dark brown ; some of the scapulars, a bandof feathers across the throat, and a second across the breast whitewith black borders ; tail with darker mottled cross-bands. Toung very imperfectly known, probably each resembles anadult of the same Fig. .56.— o{B. hodgsoni, J. \. Bill light madder ; irides marbled buff ; legs light madder tingedwith violet ( W. Ramsay). Length about 10-5 ; tail 6 ; wing 5*3; tarsus -65; width ° ofbill at gape 1-2, Distribution. Sikhim, at low elevations; Naga hills; Manipur;Toungngoo in Burma ; Karennee, Probably throughout thecountry from Sikhim to Northern Tenasserim, but apparently veryrare. Habits, 6fc. Scarcely known at all, but doubtless similar to thoseof other species. The stomach of a female brought to Mr. Humein Manipur contained beetles. The breeding-season appears tobe from April to June ; the nests are either circular pads or deepcups composed of moss, roots, or leaves and twigs, lined withgrass or down, placed on a branch or the stem of a tree. Theeggs, one or two in number, are glossless white, and measureabout 1-09 by -64. o2 196 PODABGIB^. 1098. Batrachostomus affinis. Blyths Frogmouih. Batrachostomus affinis, B
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