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Pomatorhinus is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".

Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.

1/ White-browed scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất mày trắng, Pomatorhinus schisticeps) 

2/ Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Họa mi đất mỏ đỏ, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) 

3/ Black-crowned scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất ngực hung, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)

4/ Streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất ngực luốc, Pomatorhinus ruficollis)

5/ Slender-billed scimitar babbler (Khướu mỏ cong, Pomatorhinus superciliaris) 
 formerly placed in the monotypic genus Xiphirhynchus.

Red-Billed Scimitar-Babbler 
(Họa mi đất mỏ đỏ, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) 

The Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

Difference:
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps): Red bill, ruffous or brownish cap, 
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps): Yellow bill, gray or slaty cap, ruffous-red feather on the sides of the nape.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
ochraceiceps: Latin ochraceus ochraceous; -ceps -capped.

White-browed Scimitar Babbler 
(Họa mi đất mày trắng, Pomatorhinus schisticeps) 

The white-browed scimitar babbler is a species of jungle bird with long downcurved bills in the family Timaliidae.

Difference:
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps): Red bill, ruffous or brownish cap, 
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps): Yellow bill, gray or slaty cap, ruffous-red feather on the sides of the nape.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
schisticeps: schistus slate ( schistos type of fissile stone); -ceps -headed, -fold