NO. 1288. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND BIRDS— RICHMOND. 297 

 Family PLOCEID^. 



MUNIA SEMISTRIATA Hume. 



[J/m»/V<] semhiruiUi Hume, Stray Featliers, II, 1874, j). 257 (Kaiuorta, Nicobars). 



Seven .specimens, representing Kamorta, Trinkut, Tillanchong-, and 

 Car Nicohar. 



"Common in the islands with open grass lands. Not met with on 

 the southern islands, which are covered with dense forest. Goes 

 about in small flocks of six to ten." 



Family MOTACILLID^E. 



BUDYTES FLAVA (Linnaeus.) 

 [MotaciUa] flam Linn.eus, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Pt. 1, 1758, p. 185 (Europe). 

 Three specimens, all from Trinkut. 



"Common on Trinkut and Kamorta, frequenting the open grass 

 lands and the shore." 



ANTHUS, species. 



"Kloss shot one on Kamorta." No specimens were sent, Hume 

 records AntJiKs ce/'/u'nuj^ from this island. 



Family NECTARINIID^. 



^THOPYGA NICOBARICA Hume. 



jEihopyga nicohar lea Hume, Stray Feathers, 1, 187:-), ]>. 41L' (Kondul and Meroe, 

 south Nicobars. ) 



"Only met with on Great and Little Nicobar. It was commonest 

 at Pulo Kunyi and other places on the west coast of Great Nicobar.'"' 

 It appears to be confined to the southern islands of the group; Hume 

 met with it only on Kondul and Meroe. The female is without a ti'ace 

 of red on the throat, as Gates has predicted.^ Females have a total 

 length (in the flesh) of 111 mm. ; males are slightly larger, measuring 

 from 116 to 122 mm. "Feet dark fleshy brown; ])ill dark horn 

 brown above, pale horny brown beneath." A series of ten skins, from 

 Great and Little Nicobar. 



ARACHNECHTHRA KLOSSI, new species. 



Tijpe.—KdiwM male, No. 17878T, U.S.N.M.; Great Nico])ar, March 

 9, 1901; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Upper parts (except forehead and ante- 

 rior part of crown), including sides of neck, ear-coverts, and lesser 

 wing-coverts, olive green, darker on the upper tail-coverts; wings, 

 clove brown, most of the feathers (except those of primary' coverts) 

 edged with olive green; tail, black, the middle feathers narrowh^ edged 



1 Fauna Brit. India (Birds), II, 1890, p. ;550. 



