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on 2oth of February at Kachel. No. 178,332 was also a female, 

 taken next day (length, 15:^ inches), and contained eggs nearly 

 readv to lay. On the same day he collected another female 

 (Kachel), No. 178,333, which also measured 15J inches, and in 

 which the crest is particularly well marked. 



No. 178,334 = a female (19th February, 1901) ; length, 15 J 

 inches ; contained nearly mature eggs (Kachel) [Katchall]. 



Nos. 178,335 and 178,337 = females (23rd February, 1901) ; 

 length of first, 15^ inches (Kachel). 



Some of these birds were collected at Tilanchong, Nicobar, as, 

 for example. No. 178,338 (o^), 178,339 (9), and 178,340 (?), ist 

 February, 1901 ; length, 15I inches ; weight, 30 ozs. There is 

 quite an elaborate label on No. 178,339, the female specimen 

 collected on 31st January, 1901. It was " shot while digging a 

 hole for egg in nest-mound. The mound was situated just within 

 the edge of jungle by the seashore, and between several small 

 cocoanut trees growing upon it. The dimensions of the mound 

 were 8 feet high and 30 feet in diameter. It was composed 

 entirely of sand ; no leaves, apparently. His [her ?] mate was 

 shot a few moments previously on top of the same mound. The 

 bird contained an egg ready for laying." 



No. 178,341, a female, shot on ist February, 1901, presents 

 nothing worthy of note, and No. 178,342 (sex not given) has the 

 usual data on the label. Another male, with a length of 15^ 

 inches, shot on Little Nicobar Island, 28th February, 1901, is 

 No. 178,343, and a female of the same length (No. 178,344), shot 

 on the same island three days before, has on the label — " Iris 

 brown, bill horny-olive, skin of head pale vermilion, feet dull red, 

 front and claws dull ohve-brown." 



Still others of this species are as follows : — 

 No. 178,345, ?. — Length, 15 inches; Little Nicobar Island, 2nd 



March, 1901. 

 No. 178,346, <S- — "Great Nicobar, 8th March, 1901. Bill 

 yellowish-olive horn ; iris brown ; skin of head orange red ; 

 legs dull black, brownish-orange at the back." 

 No. 178,347, Q. — Great Nicobar, i8th March, 1901 ; length, 15 j- 



inches. Naked skin of neck vermilion. 

 No. 178,348, V- — 14I inches. " Iris brown, l)ill horny-olive, feet 



yellowish-olive, claws black." 12th March, 1901. 

 No. 178,349, S- — Length, 15 inches. Trinkut Island, Nicobar, 



3rd February, 1901 (caught in a rat-trap). 

 No. 178,350, 3. — Length, 15I inches. 8th February, 1901, Nan- 

 kanai, Nicobar. " Bill greenish-brown, sides of head brick- 

 red, angle of mouth dull orange, iris clear brown. Common 

 in jungle, but rather shy, and hard to shoot. Back of 

 tarsi fleshy-brown ; sole pale fleshy-brown." 

 No. 178,378, S- — 23rd February, 1901. " Iris brown, soles dull 

 yellow, bill horny-olive, skin of liead vermilion, legs 

 brownish-red, olive-brown in front to black claws." 

 Kachel, Nicobar. (There is a good crest on this specimen.) 



