666 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol XV. 



(102) Centeopus bbngalbnsis. — The Lesser Coucal. 

 Blanford, No. 1133 ; Jerdon, No. 218. 

 Not uncommon in the hills, where it frequents grass land. 



Order PSITTACI. 



(103) Pal.eornis torquatus. — The Rose-ringed Paroquet. 

 Blanford, No. 1138 ; Jerdon, No. 118. 

 Very common throughout the low country. Breeds in February 

 and March. 



(104) Pal^ornis cyanocephalus. — The Western Blossom-headed 



Paroquet. 

 Blanford, No. 1130 ; Jerdon, No. 140. 

 (loinnion in the low country wherever there is forest, and also at the 

 foot of the hills, which it does not ascend. Breeds in March. 



(105) Pal/Eornis columboides. — The Blue- winged. Parcquot. 

 Blanford, No. 1143 ; Jerdon, No. 151. 

 (iommon on the hills not ascending above 3,000 feet in the soul], 

 but found at 5,000 feet elevation on the High Range. " Towards the 

 end of the year shrieking flocks of paroquets, which abound at ele- 

 vations of 1,500 to 3,000 feet, pair off and begin to select sites for their 

 future homes. The site chosen is invariably a hole in a tree, usually 

 the Iron-wood tree ( Mesua ferrea) at a height of from 16 — 100 feet 

 from the ground. Here the eggs, usually four in number ; are deposited 

 in January or the beginning of February. The eggs are pure white, 

 rather rough and decidedly thick for their size. There is no attempt 

 at a nost, the eggs being simply laid on the bare wood, which may 

 sometimes be a little smoothed for their reception, and the same hole is 

 frequently used again. The average of seven eggs is 1*08 X'88. 

 — T. F. B. " 



(100) Loriculis vernalis.— The Indian Loriquet. 

 Blanford, No. 1150 ; Jerdon, No. 153. 

 Common on the hills, descending to lower elevations than the last. 

 Breeds in March and April. 



" One nest I found was at the top of a hollow stump over which a 

 creeper was growing, which formed a sort of cover. It was about 15 

 foot from the ground and contained throe very hard sot eo-os, white and 

 not glossy. This was at an elevation cf 2,000 foot. Tie eggs averaged 

 "73 X •58-7'. F. /J." 



