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Brelini himself, is an Egyptian specimen, and distinctively of the 

 western type. Consequently Brehm's name merges as a syno- 

 nym. IMiddcndorff notes his species in Siberia under these two 

 names. I cannot apply Pallas's name, which has the priority, 

 to the eastern form, as he distinctly states, " Gula late, collum, 

 jugulumque colore exolete ferrugineo, versus pectus sensira di- 

 lutiore. Juguli latera punctis acutis nigris. Pectus pallidum, 

 latcra Hucolis nigris longitudinalibus. Venter et crissum alba,'' 

 — all of which apply to the western, not the eastern form. I 

 think, therefore, that henceforth A. japonicus, Temm. & Schl., 

 must be the accepted name for the eastern, as A. cervinus for 

 the western form, Temminek's type having clearly the rufous 

 throat and abdomen. Anthus rosaceus, Hodgs., is clearly di- 

 stinct, being very common in North India at all seasons, and 

 having always sulphur-coloured axillaries, which are never 

 found in the chesnut-breasted bird. These Indian species have 

 been worked out with extreme care by my friend Mr. W. E. 

 Brooks, C.E., who has recently discovered Anthus spinoletta in 

 great numbers in the North-west Provinces in winter. 



XIX. — Supplementary Notes to ' The Birds of India' By 

 T. C. Jerdon, Retired Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals, 

 Madras. 

 The following notes contain additional information on the 

 habits and geographical distribution of many of the birds of 

 India, gleaned by the author in his travels in the north-west of 

 India, Assam, and other parts, since the publication of his book, 

 notices of additional species observed by himself or other 

 ornithologists, and observations on various critical remarks that 

 have been made by commentators on 'The Birds of India.' 



As it is intended in a future edition of ' The Birds of India ' 

 to include the birds of Assam, the Khasia Hills, Cachar, Tip- 

 perah, &c., as far as Chittagong, a few notices will be found in 

 these notes of certain species found in those localities, but not 

 included in 'The Birds of India.' 



1. VULTUR MONACIIUS. 



I found this fine Vulture by no means rare throughout the 



