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Rh Colours of soft parts as in the last.

Measurements. A rather larger bird than flaveolus; wing 95 to 102 mm.

Distribution. Hills East of the Salwin from Yamethin to Moulmein.

Nidification. Nest and eggs sent me from near Moulmein are quite indistinguishable from those of the last bird. They were taken in March and May, the nests being placed in low bushes on the outskirts of heavy forest. Nine eggs average 25.1 × 18.4 mm.

Habits. According to Oates this is more of a tree bird than either of the two previous races. Davison also remarks that it never descends to the ground as the Indian bird often does but otherwise he describes it as being the same energetic, noisy bird as that race is. Their song, he writes, is a feeble "twee, twee, twee."

(382) Criniger tephrogenys griseiceps.

Vernacular names. None recorded.

Description. This form is close to typical tephrogenys but has the upper parts olive-grey rather than rufescent brown and the upper breast, as well as the throat and chin, is white; the rest of the under parts are ochraceous as in that bird.

Colours of soft parts as in the last.

Measurements. A rather smaller bird than gutturalis, with a wing between 90 and 98 mm., according to sex, and other measurements in proportion.

Distribution. Central West Burma, South to North Tenasserim.

Nidification. Not recorded.

Habits. Those of the genus.

(383) Criniger tephrogenys grandis.

Vernacular names. None recorded.

Description. Upper parts olive-brown, the head browner; lower parts pale olive-yellow, the flanks olive-green and the under tail-coverts buff; the yellow is deeper and more olive than in pallida. Nearest to the Hainan form, C. t. pallida but much bigger, with a wing 114 to 119 mm. as against 100 to 115 in that bird, according to Oustalet, or 98 to 105, according to the British Museum series.