20 BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



There can be no doubt that the young koel ejects the young crows 

 from the nest, as I once found the latter on the ground, under a tree* 

 in which was a crow's nest, that on examination was found to be 

 occupied by a solitary nestling koel. The eggs vary much both iu 

 colour and size ; pale sea-green, oily-green, dull olive-green, and 

 dingy stone coloured varieties all occur. The markings are olive, 

 reddish-brown, and dull-purple. They average 1*2 inches in length 

 by 0*92 in breadth. 



216.-THE SMALL GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA. 



Rliovodytes viridirostris, Jerd. 

 Within our limits the Small Green-billed Malkoha seems to be 

 confined to the extreme south, where it is said to be a not uncommon 

 permanent resident. 



Mr. Davidson, C. S., got a nest from Malwa in July containing 

 two eggs, vide Bombay Gazetteer, 1880. 



217.— THE COMMON COUCAL. 



Ceutrococeyx rufipennis, III. 

 The Common Coucal or Crow Pheasant is abundaut throughout 

 the district, with the exception of Sind, where it is replaced by the 

 closely allied C. maximus. It is a permanent resident, breeding 

 from May to August, making a large, irregular, globular-shaped 

 nest, generally domed. The materials used in its construction are 

 sticks, twigs, grass, &c. It is placed in the centre of a thorny 

 thicket or high up in a tree. In the former position it is well 

 hidden, but in the latter it is more conspicuous, but not always easy 

 to get at. The eggs, usually three in number, are broad, white, 

 chalky ovals, rather pointed at both ends, measuring l - 43 inches in 

 length by rather less than T17 in breadth. 



217 quints.— THE SIND COUCAL. 



Ceutrococeyx maximus, Hume. 

 This bird is a common permanent resident near Hyderabad and 

 other parts of Sind, where it takes the place of G. rufipennis, breed- 

 ing about the same time, in the same manner, and laying precisely 

 similar eggs. 



Hyderabad (Sind), July to Sept. H. E. Barnes. 



Narra {Sind}, June to July. S. Doig, Esq. 



