35. PAL-EORNIS. 



461 



Female. Wants the bluish-green collar and the green forehead ; 

 there is a slight bluish tinge on the lores and very little green round 

 tho eyes ; the interscapular region is pale green, like the breast and 

 the abdomen ; bill dusky black. Dimensions somewhat smaller than 

 those of the male : total length 14-5 inches, tail S - 5. 



Young. The grey of the adult bird replaced by green, more or less 

 tinged with blue on the head, especially in the female ; both green 

 and black collars are wanting ; the black mandibular stripes are 

 slightly indicated. 



Hah. South of India, from Travancore up to N. lat. 17° or so 

 (Jerdori). 



a. Ad. st. 

 o, c. <S $ ad. sk. 

 d. S ad. sk. 

 e,f. cJ $ ad. sk. 



!/,/i.6 2 ad.sk 



/, k. Ad. sk. 

 /, m. J ad. et 



imm. sk. 

 n,o. S ? ad. sk. 

 p. 2 ad. sk. 

 '/, r. 6 2 ad. sk. 



8-w. $ 2 ad. sk. 



x. 2 ad. sk. 



y-e. ($ 2 ad.sk. 

 /. J ad. sk. 

 (/', h'. 3 2 ad. 



., 8k - 



i'-m'. $ 2 ad. et 



imni. sk. 

 n, o',p'. cJ ad. 



et imm. sk. 

 q. Ad. sk. 

 r',s. <S 2 ad. sk. 



t'-a". 6 2 ad. 

 : sk. 

 b". Skeleton. 



India. 



Erridge, S. Travancore, March. 

 Ashanboo, S. Travancore, Jan. 

 Mynall, S. Travancore, Jan. & 



Nov. (F. Bourdillori). 

 Mynall, S. Travancore, Oct. & 



Nov. 

 Malabar. 

 Kullar, Nov. 



Kullar, Nov. (R. G. W. R.). 



Coorg. 



Ootacamund, Nilghiris, Feb. 



( Jl'. Davison). 

 Coouoor Ghat, Nilghiris, Jan. 



( If. Damson). 

 Coonoor Ghat, Nilghiris, April 



(R. G. IV. R.). 

 Burlias, Nilghiris, Sept. 

 Seegore, Feb. ( W. Davison). 

 Nellacotta, March (IF. 



Davison). 

 Mysore, July, Sept., & Nov. 



Muddur, Mysore, July & Sept. 



Deccan (Sykea). 



Khandala, March (S. B. Fair- 

 hank). 



Khandala, March & May (S. 

 B. Fair bank). 



Purchased. 

 Hume Coll. 

 F. Bourdillon [C.]. 

 Hume Coll. 



F. Bourdillon [C.]. 



Tweeddale CoU. 

 Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 

 India Museum [P.l 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Cell. 



Esq. 



\V. Davison, 



[P.l 



India Museum P.] 

 Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



15. Palaeornis calthrops. 



Palreornis calthrapse, Layard, MS. : 71/i/t/i, J. A. S. B. xviii. p. 800 

 (1849), xix. p. 234 (1854); id. Cat' B. Mm. A. s. B. p. 340 

 n. 1833 (1819) ; lip Uc. ,t May. dc Zool. L854, p. 152, n. 147; 

 Souanci, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. L856, p. 208; Bp. Naumannia, 

 L856, Consp. Psitt. a. 14">; Souanci, Icon. Peri: pi. 4o (3 2) 

 (18.37) ; Bli/t/t, Ihis. lsi;:{, p. 4, 1866, p. 227, 1867, p. l>94; Sousa, 

 Mtt8. Nac. Lish. Psittaci, p. Jo ( lst;«i). 



Palaeornis calthropse, Kclaart, Prodr. Cat. p. 127 (18S2); Layard, 

 A,,,,. ,V Mag. X. H. (2) xiii. p. 263 (1854) ; Hartl. Joum.f. Orn. 



