314 Capt. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 



271. Pericrocotus speciosus. Large Miuivet. 



In my previous paper (Ibis, 1865, p. 419) for " Maknee " 

 read " Maknoo " — a small hill village in the district of Ambe- 

 kanuggur. In 1864 I procured specimens at Kashurghur in 

 the same district. 



273. Pericrocotus brevirostris. Short-billed Minivet. 



This species was particularly abundant at Simla in the hot 

 weather of 1866, and in the cold weather it apparently migrates 

 to as far as Umballah, in the plains ; for Dr. Scott told me 

 that he had frequently procured specimens there, as I myself 

 did, in his garden, in November 1866. From his notes it would 

 seem that this species leaves the plains for the hills about the 

 end of February or the beginning of March, breeds in the hills 

 in June, and returns to the plains at the beginning of the cold 

 weather, in September or October. Some examples, however, 

 were seen by Dr. Scott on August 29th, 1866; but these were 

 probably exceptional stragglers. I subjoin dimensions of vari- 

 ous specimens procured by me. 



Bill 

 Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus, from Extent. 



front. 



Zwagaben, } ^_ 7.375 3-625 3-375 -5625 -625 10-75 

 Oct. 18. 1865. 1 



UmbaUah, I ^ _ ^.^^ 3.^5 ^.^g .5325 -375 10-5 



Jan. 18, 1866. 1 

 Mahasoo, I ^ g 3.5 4.55 .5^35 -5 10-25 



Oct. 1866. ( 



Simla, ( 0.7-75 3-75 3-875 -625 -49 10-5 



May 11, 1866. 1 ^ 



In the last the abdomen was pure white. On the 3rd of 

 July at Simla, I had a fully fledged nestling sent to me from 

 Kotegurh, probably shot and stuffed a few days previously. The 

 head, neck, back, and upper wing-coverts were grey, with a 

 whitish edge to each feather, giving the upper parts a barred 

 appearance, the upper tail-coverts being bright yellow. A young 

 male resembles the adult female, but with a few scarlet feathers 

 beginning to appear among the yellow ones on the rump and 

 among the pi-imaries. It is evident then, first, that this bird 

 breeds near Simla, and, secondly, that the male does not assume 

 his scarlet garb in full until after his first moult. 



