from the Andaman Islands. 



305 



just described, is a phase of the young male plumage, and 



the ultimate adult dress of the female ; and there is much 

 evidence in favour of this view. 



Long. ahe. Caudae. 



6 7-00 0-50 



6 700 G-50 



? 7-00 6-50 



$ 7-37 6-37 



18. Centrococcyx andamanensis. (Plate XI.) 

 Centrojms andamanensis, Tytler : Beavan, Ibis, 

 p. 321. 



" S. Andaman : iris red; bill, legs, and feet black/ 



18G7, 



19. Broderipus andamanensis (Tytler) : Beavan, Ibis, 

 1867, p. 326. no. 52, " Andamans." 



The series sent by Mr. Ramsay is so complete that I have 

 thought it best to give the results in the following Table. 

 All the examples, with the exception of the one not sexed, 

 were killed in the month of January ; and all are from the 

 S. Andaman. 



Perfect plumage ; quills jet-black ; 

 no alar spot ; depth of yellow 

 crown 0-91, of black 0-75 ; " iris 

 red; bill pinkish red; legs and 

 feet plumbeous." 



Perfect plumage ; quills as above, 

 but with some of the secondaries 

 slightly tipped with yellow; no 

 alar spot; depth of crown 0*91, 

 of black 0-41. 



Perfect plumage ; wing as in last ; 

 no alar spot ; proportions of yel- 

 low and black on head as in last. 



Perfect plumage ; tertiaries slightly 

 tipped with yellow, thus forming 

 an alar spot ; secondaries as above ; 

 yellow crown 1, black 0*25. In 

 these four examples the middle 

 pair of rectrices are black nar- 

 rowly tipped with yellow. 



