CROCOPUS. 17 



Forehead, crown and nape ashy grey, as also are the lores, sides of the face 

 and ear coverts ; neck behind yellowish green, followed on the upper back by 

 a narrow band of ashy grey ; back, scapulars, rump and upper tail coverts 

 green, slightly tinged with yellowish on the scapulars ; primaries dusky brown, 

 margined on their outer web with pale yellow ; the wing coverts broadly 

 margined with the same colour, forming an oblique wing bar ; shoulder of 

 wing lilac ; tail above greenish at base and ashy grey for the terminal half ; 

 under tail coverts dull maroon, the feathers broadly tipped with white ; chin 

 and throat greenish yellow ; neck in front, breast and abdomen bright yellow, 

 tinged greenish on the flanks ; vent mixed green and white ; bill whitish ; legs 

 and feet yellow ; irides carmine. 



Length. — 1 175 to 125 inches ; wing 7 ; tail 5 ; bill at front 075. 



Hah. — Nearly throughout the Peninsula of India and Ceylon {Jerd^, INIala- 

 bar Coast, Madras and Southern India generally ; Lower Bengal, Oudh, Central 

 Provinces, Khandeish, the Deccan, Sind, and North Guzerat. Rare in Sind, 

 and has only been found on the frontier, at Jacobabad. Breeds from March 

 to June, nesting on trees. Eggs two in number, pure white and glossy, i'i2 

 to 1*3 a length by 0*9 to ro in breadth. 



19. CrOCOpUS Viridifrons (Blyth), Hume, Str. F. iii. p. 161; 

 Blyth, B. Biirm. p. 143 ; Oales, Str. F. v, p. 163 ; Anders,, Yunnan Exped, 

 p. 664; Hume and Dav., Str. F.\'\. p. 41O; Hume, Str. F. viii. p. 109; 

 Bingham, Str. F. ix. p. 194; Oates, Str. F. x. p. 235; id., B. Br. 

 Burm. ii. p. 307 ; Murray, Avif. Brit. Ind. ii. p. 499, No. 1 143. — The 

 Yellow-fronted Green Pigeon, 



'LoxQS, forehead, cheeks, throat, breast, sides and back of the neck and thighs 

 deep yellow ; ear coverts, crown, nape, and a band across the nape ashy ; also 

 the abdomen, sides of the body and under wing coverts ; vent mixed yellow 

 and ashy ; under tail coverts maroon, tipped with white ; back, scapulars, 

 tertiaries, rump and lesser wing coverts dull green, a patch of lilac near the 

 bend of the wing ; winglet and primary coverts dark brown ; quills dark 

 brown, edged with yellow ; greater coverts dark brown, broadly edged with 

 yellow ; basal half 0/ tail greenish yellozv ; termina] half of tail and upper tail 

 coverts ashy. (Oates.) Irides blue, the outer circle pink; eyelids plumbeous ; 

 legs orange yellow. 



Length. — 12'5 to i2'8 inches; tail 47; wing 7-5 ; tarsus ri ; bill from 

 gape I. 



Hab. — British Burmah, where it is said to be extremely common, and spread 

 over the whole Province alike in the hills and plains. It extends through the 

 Indo-Burmese countries to Cachar, and eastwards to Cochin-China. Breeds in 

 April. Nest placed in low trees. Eggs white, two in number. 



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