NO. 1288. ANDAAfAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND BIRDS— RICHMOND. 309 



Males vary in length from 4:25.5 to -±70 mm.; females measure 4:^)1.5 

 to 457 mm. The weight of a male is noted as li pounds. Thirty -four 

 specimens were collected. 



Blyth's name insularix as usually quoted is a nomen nudum, but I am 

 at present unable to give a more satisfactory reference. Von Pelzoln's 

 term n icolxirlca ^ may have to be used for this species, but for the present 

 I prefer to retain insularh, as Blyth had a very careless way of institut- 

 ing new names and it is not improbable that an earlier reference will 

 be found. He was aware of a Nicobar form as early as 1849.^ 



MYRISTICIVORA BICOLOR (Scopoli). 



Columba {hicolor) Scopoli, Del. Flor. Faun. InsuV)., II, 1786, p. 94 ("nova 



Guiana"). 



One specimen each from Kamorta, Trinkut, Little and Car Nicobar. 



''Less connnon than the last in the northern islands, but very 



plentiful in the southern. At Little Nicobar large numbers used to 



roost on the islets of Trak and Treis, six or seven miles distant, and 



tiy over every morning to Little Nicobar." 



Also reported as seen at Barren Island, in the Andamans. 



CALCENAS NICOBARICA (Linnaeus). 

 [Columba] vicohcmai Linn^.us, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Pt. 1, 1758, p. 164 (Nicobars). 

 " Met with on all the islands [Nicobar group], but by far most plenti- 

 ful upon Great Nicolwr. " 



Nine specimens, from Katchal. (Ireat and Little Nicobar. The 

 females range from 355.5 to 308.5 nmi. in total length; the males, 

 381 mm. 



CHALCOPHAPS INDICA (Linnaeus). 



\_Columhci] indica Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Pt. 1, 1758, p. 164 (India orien- 

 tali). 

 "Not seen on Car Nicobar, but common elsewhere." 

 Four specimens from Tillanchong, Katchal, Trinkut, and Great 

 Nicobar. These measure, in the flesh, from 260 to 273 nun. 



ALSOCOMUS PALUMBOIDES (Hume). 



Carpophaya pahnrihoi(J,s Hume, Stray Feathers, I, 1873, p. 302 (Port Mouat, 

 South Andaman) . 

 No specimens were obtained, hut Mr. Kloss had a shot at one in the 

 Nicobars. 



MACROPYGIA RUFIPENNIS Blyth. 



Macropjiyln nijlpcunl^ Blytii, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, XV, 1846, p. :!71 (Soutli- 

 ern Nicobars). 

 ''Not met with at Car Nicobar, but found on all the other islands. 

 Most common on Katchal, where all those we shot had been feeding 



'Novara exped., Yogel, 1865, p. 105. 'See Cat. Birds Mus. Asiat. Soc, p. 231. 



