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D. HniAi.AYExsis, Blyth. Pahpoon. Knren-ni. 



1). assimiliii, Hume (monentc auctorc, S.F. vi. p. 380). 

 D. B.vvi.ici, Tytlor. Aiiilanians. 



This handsome magpie is intermediato hetween TkndroLitta and Cri/psirina (S.F. 

 vi. p. 215). 



CuYPsiuixA vATtiANs, Lath. Pegu. Tciiasscrim. Java. 



C. CLXULLATA, Jei'dou. Pegu and Upper IJnrnia. 



Platysmurus leucopteeus, Tem. Tenassorim south of Mergui. 



(JARRXILIN.E. 

 CissA spKCiosA, Shaw. Assam. Arakan. Pegu. Tcuasserim 



C. Sinensis, Brisson. north of Mergui. 



Blyth dcscrihes this species as tame, fearless, and amusing, highly carnivorous, 

 and possessing the shrike-like habit of placing a bit of food between the bars of their 

 cage. Buchanan Hamilton says it can be trained to kill small birds, like a hawk. 



C. MAGXiEosTitis, Blyth. .\rakan. Pegu. Tcnasscrim. 



It is (juestionable if this is more than a local race of the preceding bird, or even 

 if it is distinguished, save by peculiarities which are those of individuals rather than 

 a race. 



Garuulus leucoiis, Humo. Toung-ngoo and Northern Tenasserim. 



C0RYIXJ5. 



Platylophcs ardesiacus, Cab. Tenasserim. 



CoRvus spLEXDENs, VieiU. Arakan. Pegu and Tenasserim north 



C. impudiciis, Hodg. of Mergui. 



C. insukns, Hume. 



The dark or raolanoid race, witli the grey of the neck replaced by bluc'k. The 

 habits of the Indian crow are too well known to require description. J(!rilon gives 

 a good description of this bird, and says he has been struck on tlie head by it for 

 carrying off a young bird which had fallen from the nest. The very same thing 

 ha]>pened to myself in Calcutta. I liad gone to the assistance of a young biril which 

 had fallen from its nest, but my motives being mistaken, I was attacked by the 

 parents, severely pecked and clawed on my bare head, and, worst of all, served by 

 them as Gulliver was served under the tree by the Yahoos. Fact ! After that 

 I abandoned the young bird to its natural guardians, whilst I retired to clean myself. 



C. Vaillantii, Less. Arakan. Pegu. Tenasserim. Andamans. 



The Indian raven. 



Order COLUMB.T:. 



This order is extremely well definod, and a pigeon or dove is seen to be such at 

 a glance. To this order, however, belonged the extinct dodo, which as an aberrant 

 form, and by no means like our ordinary conception of a pigeon, incapable as it was 

 of flight. Pigeons are monogamous and pair for life. They lay two white eggs 

 ( Calaiias one only), and either form a loose nest of sticks in trees, through which the 

 eggs may sometimes be seen, or lay in holes of rocks and buildings. 



Famihj Treronidse. 



This family is divided into three sub-families : Treronina, green pigeons ; Carpo- 

 phagince, impeiial pigeons ; and rtilopodince, green doves. 



TREROXIXJE. 

 Trerox Nip.iLENSis, Hodg. Arakan. Pegu. Tenasserim. 



Ckocopus PH.ENicopTEiiUs, Latluiui. I'cgu. Teuasscrim. 



C. viridij'ruiis, Blyth. 



