(i90 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HrSTORY SOCIETY, Vol,XTL 



1291, Chalcopiiaps indica, Linn. Blanf,, IV, p. 26 j "Str. Feath.," 

 II, p. 269. 



The beautiful little bronxe-wing is common in both groups of islands. 

 In the Nicobai'S, Davison found it breeding in February and March. 



1303. Alsocomfs palumboides, Hume. Blanf., IV, p. 39 : " Str. Feath.." 

 II, p. 263. 



This fine pigeon is comparatively scarce in both groups. Mr. Hume seems 

 to have observed it in considerable numbers at Macpherson's Straits, 



I only shot it once on Car Nicobar, and unfortunately the bird went bad 

 before I couid preserve it. It seemed to me more of a Wood Pigeon 

 than a Fruit Pigeon : my bird rose either from the ground or from a low 

 branch within a foot or two of it — far lower than I have seen a C'lrpophafja 

 settle. 



1308. TuRTUR TiGRiNus, Temm. Blanf., IV. p. 44; "Str. Feath.," II, 

 p. 269. 



Mr. Hume includes the Malayan Spotted Dove in his list on the strength 

 of a specimen brought to Blyth from the Nicobars by Captain Lewis. Mr. 

 Hume, however, in another place suggests the possibility of some of Captain 

 Lewis's Burmese and Nicobar specimens liaving got intermixed. The Nicobar 

 locality seems to me unreliable. 



1309. TiTRTUR CAMBAYENSis, Gm. Blanf.. IV. p. 45, 



I found the Little Brown Dove not uncommon at Port Blair on cultivated 

 ground. It may have been introduced at some time after Hume's visit, but 

 I could obtain no information on this subject. 



1311. ^NOPOPEiJA TRANQUEBARICA, Herm. Blanf.. IV, p. 47 : "Str. 

 Feath,,'" I, p. 269. 



Davison notes this dove as 'exceedingly rare' in the Andamans twenty-five 

 years ago. It is now quite common, and I have seen scores collected together 

 in a iield where grain was lying about. I took a nest with two eg^s in May. 



1313. Macropygia rufipennip, Blyth. Blanf., IV, j). 50 : '' Str. 

 Feath.," II, p. 260. 



Common in both groups. One ^ten Hushes it from the ground in clearings, 

 gardens, and even thick jungle. I have often seen it passing over head at a 

 great height on the way to its feeding or roosting grounds. 



Davison says that they appeared to liina to live * f^xclusively on the small 

 Nepal, or bird's-eye, chilli.' I examined the crops of about a dozen, but 

 never found a chilli in any one of them. I noted the contents of the crops 

 of four, as follows :— 



(1). Crop full of a small hard round black seed, about the size of a No. 1 

 shot. I bit open one or two of these and they had a white nutty kernel, 

 which caused a slight, but distinct, irritation in the mouth, lasting for some 

 minutes. 



(2). Crop contained 39 green berries, looking very like large boiled peas. 



