336 Capt. Beavan on the Avifauna 



feather of the lower parts, except on middle of throat and of 

 belly, somewhat narrowly tipped with the colour of the back ; 

 outer caudal feathers successively more largely tipped with dull 

 white, though even on the outermost these white tips are but 

 slight. The usual Oreocmc/a-markings on the inner surface of 

 the wing. Bill dusky, and legs pale corneous. Closed wing 

 4| in., tail 3^ in., its outermost feathers | in. shorter than the 

 middle pair, bill to gape lyV i^^-j tarse 1-,^ in. Short first 

 primary | in. long, the second equalling the fourth, and a little 

 shorter than the third. This bird approximates the female of 

 Merula wardii, Jerdon.^' 



50. Otocompsa jocosa (Linn.) . Red-whiskered Bulbul. 

 On further comparison of this bird with Bengal specimens. 



Col. Tytler has come to the conclusion that there is no difference 

 between the two, and that the Andaman race, as previously 

 noted (Mouat's ^Appendix,' p. 361. no. 45), is not distinct. 



51. Irena puella (Lath,), Fairy Blue Bird. 



The " Indian race as distinguished from the Malayan not 

 very common " (B. C. T.). 



/. malayensis, Moore, Cat, B. Ind. Mus, i. p. 274. There is 

 some confusion about the Black-naped Oriole of the Andamans. 

 Mr, Blyth (J, A. S. B, 1859, p, 274) gives a description of it, and 

 is inclined to think it is Oriulus coronatus, Swains, (0. hippo- 

 cr e^is, Wagler), an opinion which he reiterates (J. A. S. B. 1860, 

 p. 106), In Dr. Mouat^s work, however (pp. 352 and 361. 

 no. 46), he puts it down as apparently O. horsfieldi, Bonap. 

 (the O. galbula of Horslield, apud Jerdon), so that the real 

 species is a matter still open for comparison and inquiry. In 

 Mr. Blyth^s opinion it differs conspicuously from O. macrurus, 

 Blyth, of the neighbouring Nicobar Islands, and also from both 

 the kindred species of India and Burmah. Col. Tytler has pro- 

 visionally called it 



52. Oriolus andamanensis, Tytler, sp, nov. (?) ; 



but he does not know 0. horsfieldi. Specimens in this collection 

 have the primaries and secondaries totally black, the tertiaries 

 very slightly tipped with yellow, and the winglet also, all the 

 upper wing-coverts and scapulars being bright yellow. In the 



