. Birds. Birds. PYOTORHIS. 137 central portion of Tenasserim. This species has been found also at Perak, but the bird from this place has been separated by Sharpe, unnecessarily in my opinion. Habits, ^c. There is nothing known about this or the preceding species, except that they have both been procured in bamboo and bush jungle and in evergreen forest. Genus PYCTORHIS, Hodgs., 1844. This genus is almost peculiar to India, one species only ranging into Siam. It is characterized by a very short deep bill without a notch; oval and exposed nostrils ; and a long tail much graduated, the outer fea
. Birds. Birds. PYOTORHIS. 137 central portion of Tenasserim. This species has been found also at Perak, but the bird from this place has been separated by Sharpe, unnecessarily in my opinion. Habits, ^c. There is nothing known about this or the preceding species, except that they have both been procured in bamboo and bush jungle and in evergreen forest. Genus PYCTORHIS, Hodgs., 1844. This genus is almost peculiar to India, one species only ranging into Siam. It is characterized by a very short deep bill without a notch; oval and exposed nostrils ; and a long tail much graduated, the outer feather reaching to about the middle of the tail. All the species are birds of very neat plumage, and they have pretty notes, which at the breeding-season almost constitute a song. Key to the Species. a. Bill black; forehead plain rufous. a'. Nostrils yellow P. siiiemis, p. 137. b'. Nostrils black P. nasalis, p. 138. b. Bill yellowish brown; forehead black with ashy margins P. altiroatris, p. 139. 139. PyctorMs sinensis. The Yellow-eyed Babbler. Parus sinensis, Gm. Syst. Nat. i, p. 1012 (1788). Timalia hypoleuca, Franklin, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 118. Timalia bicolor, Zafr. Mag. de Zool. 1835, text to pi. 39. Timalia horsfieldii, Jard. Sf Selhy, III. Om. pi. 119. Chrysomma sinense (Gm.), Blyth, Cat. p. 150; Sorsf. Sr M. Cat. i. p. 230. Pyctorhis sinensis (Gm.). Jerd. B. I. ii,p. 15; Hume, p. 237; Anders. YunnanBxped., Aves, vi. QS7; ITume, Cat. no. S85; Oates, B. B. i, p. 46; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 510 ; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 174 ; Hume, S. F. xi, p. 136; Oates in Sume's iV. ^ E. 2nd ed. 1, p. 95. Gal-chasm or Bidal-chasm, H. in the South; Barorpodna, H. in the N. W. P.; Yerra KalirjiUa, Tel.; MuUala, Kg. 59.—Head of P. sinensis. Coloration. The whole upper plumage, ear-coverts, and sides of the neck rufescent brpwn, changing to cinnamon on the tertiaries and the outer webs of the other quills; lores, a short eyebrow. Please note that these images are extracted from
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