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Habits. Those of the species. Stevens found that this bird fed on berries as well as insects.


 * Lmlus humilis Hume, S. F., v, p. 106 (1877) (Muleyit); Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 218.

Vernacular names. None recorded.

Description. WHiole upper phnuage, visible portions of wings and tail and sides of head plain brown; lores and moustachial streaks darker broMi; sides of neck and whole lower plumage white, the chin, throat and breast with very narrow brown shaft- streaks, broadening on the flanks, thighs and under tail-coverts; under wiug-coverls white.

Colours of soft parts. Iris red-brown; bill, upper mandible black, under one pale brown; legs and feet fleshy-brown.

Measurements. Length about 130 mm.; wing about CO to 62 mm.; tail about 43 to 45 mm.; tarsus about 20 mm.; culmen 10 to 11 mm.

Distribution. Tenasserim only.

Nidification and Habits. Nothing recorded. Frequents the higher portion of Muleyit Mountain.


 * Lvidus clarkii Gates, Bull. R. G. C, iii, p. 41 (1894) (Byhigyi); Blanf. & Oates, iv, p. 481.

Vernacular names. None recorded.

Description. Uiffers from the last in having a much greyer back, well defined from the brown head, the shafts on tluvback are also paler, showing up as better-defined streaks.

Measurements. " AVing 60 mm.; tail 50 mm.; tarsus 19 mm.; bill from gape 12"7 mm."

Distribution. At present only known from Byingyi, a moun- tain on the borders of the 8han States. Nidification unknown.

Habits. Gates records that he " found this bird very common on Byingyi, in small parties, searching the blossoms of small trees for insects." Byingyi is at about 6,200 feet elevation. Genus ERPORNIS Hodgson, 18-14. The genus Erpomis is represented by one species only, which extends from the Himalayas to China and the Malay islands, where it is represented by geographical races or subspecies. In Erpomis