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with blue ; the primaries black ; head of a buff colour ; throat 

 blue; rump, green ; the tail endiug in two long central fea- 

 thers, metallic green for half their length, and black where 

 they diminish to almost a thread-like form at the end of the 

 feather. These birds, when flitting around the flowers, are 

 uncommonly rapid in their movements; indeed they resemble 

 in that respect the Humming-birds, to which in many other 

 respects they may be compared, not- excepting their tiny feet, 

 described by some as substantial and strong, but not so in those 

 that fell under my observation." 



9. Anthus richardi, Vieill. 



10. A. PRATENSis (Linn.). 



11. A. RUFULUs, Vieill. 



These Pipits remind us of our own Pipits ; indeed, according 

 to the determination of Mr. Gould, the two former are identical, 

 and show the wide range these birds possess. A. ritfulus selects 

 the dry branch of a tree fronting the river, and pours forth its 

 strain, certainly not so strong and harmonious as our Skylarks, 

 but pleasing indeed. 



12. Treron ph(enicoptera (Lath.). (Nock slou.) 



This beautiful green Pigeon is occasionally found in flocks 

 near Bangkok. During an excursion in my boat up the Klong 

 Canal (Kut Mai), I saw, early in the morning, on a tree close to 

 the canal's edge, upwards of twenty; several were shot by a 

 single discharge of the gun. The prevailing colour of its plu- 

 mage is a yellowish green ; the hind part of the head a purplish 

 violet, followed at the nape by orange-bufF, which extends to 

 the breast; the rump is lilac-blue; the shoulders of the wing 

 of a purplish lilac ; the large coverts green, edged with yellow. 

 The same refers, but in a less degree, to the primaries and se- 

 condaries, which are otherwise almost black, excepting that the 

 edges are yellow ; on the lower part they are of a slate-colour. 

 The feathers of the tail are, for more than half their length, yel- 

 lowish green, ending in black above and slate-colour below; 

 that part which is yellowish green above is black below. There 

 are, close to the root of the tail, some reddish feathers, edf-ed 

 with white. 



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