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5 Australian Wild Ducks, A. superciliosa.


5 Upland Geese, Chlo'ephaga inagellanica.


7 Gadwall, Chaulelasmus streperus.


3 Summer Ducks, AEx sponsa.


20 Silver Pheasants, Euplocamus nycthemerus.


20 Common Pheasants, Phasianus colchicus.


5 Gold Pheasants, Thaumalea picta.


2 White Ibises, Eudocimus albus.


3 Glossy Ibises, Plegadis falcinellus.


1 Svvinhoe’s Pheasant, Euplocamus swinhoei.


2 Herring-Gulls, Lanes argentatus.


5 Crested Pigeons, Ocyphaps lophotes.


2 Triangular-spotted Pigeons, Columba guinea.


2 Spotted Pigeons, C. maculosa.


2 Martinican Doves, Zenaida aurita.


2 Mountain Witch Ground-Doves, Geoirygon cristata.


4 Spot-billed Ducks, Anas pcecilorhyncha.



CORRESPONDENCE.



GREEN BULBULS (Chloropsis ).


(Extract from a letter addressed to the Honorary Secretary ).


Sir,—I do not quite agree with you re the Malabar Bulbul. I have

had between seventy and eighty of these birds during the past year, and

am confident that sixteen at least were not the Aurifrons. The blue formed

a complete bib, and the black extended farther down the breast, the birds

being at least an inch longer and deeper in green than Aurifrons.


I see you give the Blue-winged as Chloropsis hodgsoni. I always

thought it was C. hardwickii , but have only Jerdon to go by. Aurifrons is

known in Calcutta as the Goruckpore Flycatcher, Hardwickii as the

Bareilly Flycatcher ; and it is from Bareilly that the rarest birds of the hills

are brought.


H- C. HKSEbTON.


[Such namesas “ Hodgson’s Fruitsucker ” and “ Chloropsis hodgsoni”

(Vol. VII. p. 12) are not recognised in modern books ; and when I wrote the

letter which appeared in December last, at page 73, I had Hardwick’s

Fruitsucker, Chloropsis hardwickii , in my mind.


O11 looking into the matter I find that Phyllornis hodgsoni is the

modern Chloropsis aurifrons, the Gold-fronted Green-Bulbul.


I apologise to Mr. Heseltou for my blunder, but do not saj' I am

sorry that the mistake should have occurred, for it brings prominently



