Birds from the Andaman Islands. 137 



Four examples were obtained, and perfectly agree with Bur- 

 mese individuals. 



73. Ceyx tridactyla (Pallas), Spie. Zool. fasc. vi. p. 10, 

 pi. 11. f. 1 (1769). 



" S. Andaman, April 21 : bill and legs bright coral-red." 



74. Chrysococc Yx xanthorhynchus (Horsf.), Tr. L. S. xiii. 

 p. 179, "Java" (1821); Zool. Res. in Java, pi. 59 (1824). 



"S. Andaman : May 5, ?, iris dark red, bill horn-colour, 

 tip yellowish, legs brownish olive." 



" Port Blair, S. Andaman : July 14, $ , 23, S ) bill orange, 

 feet sienna." {Wimberley .) 



A single immature example of this genus was obtained 

 by Mr. Ramsay, which I provisionally identify as above. 

 Wing 4 inches, tail 3, tarsus '55, bill '75. Above brown 

 washed with cupreous green, parts appearing deep emerald- 

 green, according to the play of light. Middle pair of rectrices 

 deep green, with a terminal broad bar or rounded spot of rich 

 blue-green. Outer pair of rectrices deep ferruginous on inner 

 webs, white on outer, and barred through with black. Re- 

 maining rectrices ferruginous on both webs and with black 

 bars running through. Entire under surface clothed with 

 white feathers, each being traversed by two broad brown bars ; 

 the abdominal feathers displaying most white. With this 

 the female example obtained by Captain Wimberley is almost 

 identical ; but the male is passing over into the amethystine 

 plumage of the adult. It has the chin, throat, head, nape^, 

 interscapular region, some of the wing-coverts and scapulars, 

 the upper tail-coverts and the middle pair of rectrices and two 

 laterals of a lovely amethystine colour. Two of the primaries 

 on one side, one on the other, and one of the secondaries are 

 partially grown and of the same beautiful hue. The dark 

 transverse bars of the lower plumage, and notably of the under 

 tail-coverts are deep amethystine. The remainder of the 

 wing- and tail-feathers and some of the dorsal plumage are 

 cupreous green edged or indented with bright rufous. 



Some of the feathers in this interesting specimen appear 

 to have changed from green to amethystine without having 



