Mr. W. T. Blanford on 'Stray Feathers.' 211 



Fig. GO. An upper view of the tongue, glottis, &c. of Upupa minor : 

 g, gland, lateral and behind the orifice of the glottis. 



Fig. 61. The cleaned hyoid or tongue-bones of the same bird (U. minor). 



Fig. 02. Hyoidean apparatus of the common Hoopoe, Upupa epops. 



Fig. 63. Left humerus of Promerops coffer, shown from behind. 



Fig. 64. Left tarsus of the same bird, anterior aspect. 



Fig. 65. The same tarsus posteriorly. 



Fig. 66. Left tibia or mid leg-bone of Promerops coffer, its inner surface. 



Fig. 67. The knee-joint end or upper articular surfaces of this tibia and 

 the fibula, enlarged two diameters : t, tibia ; f, fibula ; a t, an- 

 terior tibial eminence or cnemial tubercle ; e, external tibial 

 tuberosity ; i, inner tibial tuberosity. 



Fig. G8. A front view of the same tibia and fibula entire. 



Fig. 69. The upper end of the left tarsus of Promerops coffer, about twice 

 the natural size. 



Fig. 70. The lower end of the same tarsus, also magnified two diameters. 



Fig. 71. Sternum of the Black Irrisor, I. aterrimus. 



Fig. 72. Clothed tarsus and sole, right foot of Promerops coffer. 



Fig. 73. An inner view, in profile, of the same foot and tarsus. 



Fig. 74. Clothed tarsus and sole of right foot of Rhinopomastus cyanomelas. 



Fig. 75. Inner aspect of the same limb. 



Fig. 76. Sole of the left foot of the Red-billed Irrisor, I. erythrorhynckus. 



Fig. 77. The lower limb of the common Hoopoe, Upupa epops. 



Fig. 78. Sole and hinder surface of scutellate tarsus of the same Hoopoe : 

 i., ii., hi., and iv. denote the consecutive toes in the above 

 seven figures. 



XXIV.— Notes on ' Stray Feathers ' *. By W. T. Blanford, 

 F.G.S., C.M.Z.S. 



The appearance of a new periodical, solely devoted to Indian 

 ornithology, and edited by Mr. Allan O. Hume, deserves more 

 than a passing notice. Mr. Hume is not only, as he modestly 

 states on his titlepage, the editor, but also the author of the 

 eleven different papers contained in the only number of his 

 magazine which has hitherto reached England. Valuable as 

 these papers are, and important as are the additions made by 

 them to our knowledge of the avifauna of India, the first feel- 

 ing with many Anglo-Indian ornithologists will probably be 

 one of regret that the labour spent upon this number by Mr. 



* 'Stray Feathers,' No. 1. November 1872. Edited by Allan Hume. 

 Calcutta : T. Black & Co. London : Bumpus. 



