308 Dr. T. C. Jerdon's Supplementary Notes 



rising race of ornithologists in the south of India will ere long 

 determine this point, as well as the extension of T. jerdoni to 

 Coorg. 



425. Trochalopteuon lineatum. 



This is the most common and familiar bird of the group in 

 all the stations of the N.W. Himalayas, from Nynee Tal to 

 Murree and Kashmir. It may be very generally seen feeding 

 on the roads, and allowing a very close approach before it bounds 

 off like a rat down the hill-side. The eggs are pale greenish 

 blue, usually three in number. 



4.27. ACTINODURA EGERTONI. 



The egg is figured by Hodgson as pinkish white, whilst that 

 of A. nipalensis has been stated to be white, with ferruginous 

 spots. It is not likely that this difference occurs between two 

 such nearly allied species ; and one of the statements is therefore 

 probably based upon erroneous information. 



429. SiBIA CAPISTRATA. 



The reference to Blyth's ' Catalogue ' should be 504. Mr. 

 Gray, in his ' Hand-list,' p. 273, separates from this species 

 Sibia nigriceps, Hodgson, but, I think, on insufficient grounds. 



I accidentally omitted to give the coloration of the wing in 

 this bird. The lesser wing-coverts are black, as are the median 

 coverts ; the greater coverts are white for the basal half, the rest 

 grey on the outer web, black on the inner web, some of the 

 last being white with ashy and rufous tips ; primaries black- 

 grey at the tips and on the first four outer webs ; secondaries 

 dull black, some ashy on the outer webs towards the tips ; ter- 

 tiaries rufous, with pale shafts, ashy on the outer and blackish on 

 the inner margins ; the legs are pale livid brown. 



Captain Bulger endeavours to syllabize the call of this bird 

 (Ibis, 1869, p. 164). 



429 bis. SiBiA GRACILIS (McClelland), P. Z. S. 1839, p. 159. 



The Graceful Sibia. 



Description. — Entire under surface white; under tail-coverts 

 pale rusty ; head dark smoke-brown ; back ashy pale smoke- 

 brown ; rump and upper tail-coverts more ashy than brown; 



