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abound in some places, fringing the shore with their brilliant 

 green foliage and growing upon them. One of my friends found 

 large quantities of Orchidaceoe, chiefly species of Dendrobium and 

 Pholidota. 



Of birds, we obtained specimens of a beautiful parrakeet 

 (Palceomis nicobaricus) which seemed very abundant, but gene- 

 rally kept well out of reach of shot in the upper branches of the 

 great trees ; of the peculiar-looking black woodpecker (Muelleri- 

 picus Hodgii), and some of the Indian green imperial pigeons 

 (Garpopliaga sylvatica). We saw also a good many bulbuls 

 (Otocompsa jocosa) and sunbirds (Nectarinia pectoralis) ; a 

 Pericrocotus, which was most probably P. peregrinus ; aud a few 

 others which I failed to ideutify. A small collection, however, 

 made by a brother officer on Mount Harriet, and in the forests 

 stretching downwards to the sea-beach, furnished me with the 

 following species : 



Palceomis erythrogenys, Blyth ; Centropus andamanensis, 

 Tytler; Macropygia rufipennis, Blyth.; Chalcophaps indicus, 

 Linn.; Osmotreron chloroptera, Blyth ; Pericrocotus peregrinus, 

 Linn. — Pericrocotus Jlammeus, Forster ; Loriculus vernalis, 

 Sparm. ; Irena puella, Lath. ; Oriolus andamanensis, Tytler ; 

 Merops quinticolor, Viell ; Myiagra Tytleri, Beavan ; Alcedo 

 asiatica, Swains; Todiramphus collaris,Scoip. : Picus andaman- 

 ensis, Blyth ; Edolius malabaricus, Scop. 



After a most delighful sojourn of some hours on the summit 

 of the hill, the lengthening shadows warned us to retrace our 

 steps. But before we reached Boss Island the soft obscurity of 

 evening was fast settling down over land and sea. 



" Now nearly fled was sunset's light, 



Leaving but so much of its beam 

 As gave to objects, late so bright 



The colouring of a shadowy dream ; 

 And there was still when day had set^ 



A flush that spoke him loth to die — 

 A last look of his glory yet, 



Binding together earth and sky." 



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