Mr. Blyth on the Ornithology of Ceylon. 299 



Gould, B. As. pt. i. pi. ; C. puella, Blyth & Layard, Ann. & Mag. 

 N. H. 1854, xiii. p. 213. 



" Nothing can exceed the beauty of this bird when in full 

 plumage, and with the cere of the eye and legs still fresh ; the 

 contrast between the blue of the former and the crimson of the 

 latter being very striking. It has a loud harsh note, not unlike 

 that of the European jay " (Layard, ut supra) . Mr. Paul (as 

 quoted by Mr. Gould) remarks — " This bird frequents the hilly 

 districts clothed with dense forests of large jungle, at an elevation 

 of 1500 feet above the sea-level, is seldom seen in the plains, 

 and gives utterance to a loud noise when flying." "Very 

 common at Newera Ellia. They frequent the fields there, 

 generally in small flocks, in search of worms ^' (Kelaart, op. 

 cit. p. 104). 



13. EULABES PTILOGENYS (Blyth), J. A. S. B. XV. p. 285. 



This species has no bare skin on the cheek ; but the occipital 

 lappets are well developed, and the basal half of the lower man- 

 dible is black. Length of wing 6 inches. Colouring as in the 

 two Indian species, the smaller of which (that of the peninsula 

 of India) is also an inhabitant of Ceylon. The present one is 

 the " Hill-Maina " of Anglo-Indians in the island, and chiefly 

 inhabits the mountain-forests. Mr. Layard gives an account 

 of its habits (Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1854, xiii. p. 216). 



AcRTDOTHERES TRiSTis (Linn.), var. 



Ceylon specimens are always darker in colouring than those 

 of India generally. 



14. Temenuchus albofrontatus (Layard), Ann. & Mag. 

 N. H. 1854, xiii. p. 217. 



A very distinct species. " General colour of back, tail and 

 wings black, with a green gloss. Forehead albescent; hinder 

 feathers of crest brownish black, with albescent shafts. General 

 colour of breast, throat, vent, and under tail-coverts albescent, 

 the shafts of the feathers on the throat shining white. Speci- 

 mens are in the British Museum" (Layard, ut supi'o). 



15. MUNIA KELAARTI, Blyth, MS. 



Described as the supposed adult of M. pectoralis (ibid. xx. 



