of the Andaman Islands. 331 



70. Pastor ROSEus (Linn.). Rose-coloured Starling. 



" Several of these birds arrive in flocks in January " (R. C. T.). 



According to Col. Tytler Eulabes religiosa, Liun.^ does not 

 occur at all, and the supposed E. intermedia, A. Hay, turns out 

 to be a new species : — 



71. Eulabes andamanensis, Tytler*. Andaman Grakle. 

 Differs conspicuously from E. religiosa in having a stouter 



bill, and in wanting the divisions of fleshy skin along the 

 occiput. From E. intermedia it may be distinguished in not 

 having nearly such a stout beak, and in having comparatively 

 large lappets, which are almost entirely wanting in C. intermedia. 

 Specimens of C. javanensis have also been compared with it, but 

 differ in several important particulars, especially in the colour, 

 shape, and size of the beak. Compared with the Ceylon 

 C. ptilogemjs the latter is seen to want the nude space which 

 exists below the eye of C. andamanensis. Dimensions of a skin 

 are as follows: — Length 11*25 in.; wing 6*37 in.; tarsus 1*25 in.; 

 tail 3*5 in. ; bill 1*12 in. at front, and at gape 1*5 in. 



72. MuNiA STRIATA (Linn.); M. leuconota, Temm. The 

 Brown-backed Munia. 



" Very abundant both on the mainland and on Ross Island 

 in large flocks ^^ (R. C. T.). 



73. EsTRELDA AMANDAVA (Liuu.). Red Waxbill. 



Col. Tytler let loose some twenty-five of these elegant little 

 birds, which have not, however, been since observed. 



74. OsMOTRERON CHLOROPTERA, Blyth. lusular Green 

 Pigeon. 



Peculiar, according to Mr. Blyth, to the Andamans and 

 Nicobars. " Not uncommon on the mainland " (R. C. T.). 



* [Lord Walden lias kindly informed us that this is decidedly distinct 

 from his E. intermedia and E. javanensis, Cuv. He had prepared a descrip- 

 tion of it for his paper recently published in the ' Zoological Proceedings,' 

 but not being quite satisfied of its differing from a species described by 

 Prof Schlegel (Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. 1863, p. 7), Gracnla dvhia, from 

 an unknown locality, he withdrew it. He believes that the same bird 

 inhabits also the Nicobar Islands. — Ed. J 



