418 Capt. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 



varius; but this is apparently not found in the hills. Perhaps 

 it is C. striatus of Drapiez ? (Jerd. no. 204) ; but Mr. Blyth 

 (Ibis, 1866, p. 359) makes this the same as C. himalayanus 

 (Jerd. no. 200). 



209. PoLYPHASiA TENUiRosTRis. Rufous-bellied Cuckoo. 



The specimen before mentioned by me (Ibis, 1865, p. 413) 

 as killed at Barrackpore was shot there in September, not Oc- 

 tober. Its stomach was filled with caterpillars and other soft 

 insects. The feet were of a light yellow, inclined to greenish 

 above ; the claws sharp and black ; the upper mandible and the 

 tip of the lower was brownish-black, the gape and the rest 

 of the lower mandible of a reddish- brown colour. This example 

 was probably peculiar in its markings, the primary coverts of the 

 wings being white; its length was 9'25. The dimensions of 

 another specimen, shot at Moulmeiu on the 28th August, 1865, 

 were as follows : — Length 8'875, wing4*25, tarsus "625, bill from 

 front '625, extent 11 inches. Iridcs of a dull or brown-red colour, 

 the legs yellow, with a greenish tinge on their upper parts. 



212. CoccYSTEs MELANOLEucus. Pied Crested Cuckoo. 



Three specimens were brought to me by my native shikarry, 

 at Simla, in July 1866. I notice this fact because Dr. Jerdon 

 does not record this species from the Himalayas. 



215. Zanclostomus tristis. Large Green-billed Melkoha. 



A specimen of this bird was procured by me at Tongwine, a 

 small village near Moulmein, on the 23rd of September, 1865. 

 Its dimensions in the flesh were as follows : — Length 22'375 in,, 

 wing 6-25 in., tail (rather abraded) '15 in., tarsus 1*375 in., 

 bill from front 1*25 in. The irides were dark brown ; the 

 colour of the soft parts as described by Dr. Jerdon. 



220. Taccocua sirkee. Bengal Sirkeer. 



This species was apparently procured by the late Dr. Scott, 

 at Umballah, as it is included in the list of the birds sent thence 

 by him to the Montrose Museum. 



223. Arachnothera magna. Large Spider-hunter. 



A specimen of this species in fine plumage was procured by 



