from the Andaman Islands. 309 



dible and legs dull blue : sex ?, bill black ; legs and feet bluish 

 slate; iris dark brown." 



Two examples, both of young birds. Entire head, chin, 

 and throat dark blue. Breast and abdominal region dark 

 ashy, paler on under tail-coverts. Remainder of plumage 

 brown. Identical with Malabar and Burman individuals. 

 Mr. Ball, who has compared adult birds, seems to consider 

 the Andaman form distinct from H. azurea. 



29. Tchitrea affinis, A. Hay, J. A. S. B. 1846, p. 292, 

 " Malacca/' 



"S. Andaman, Jan. 17: 6 , iris dark blue; bill, legs, and 

 feet bluish slate ; interior of mouth yellow/' 

 In black and white plumage. 



30. Hirundo gutturalis, Scopoli, Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. 

 ii. p. 96. no. 115 (1786). 



" S. Andaman, Jan. 27 : bill and legs black/' 



31. Artamus leucorhynchus (Linn.), Mantissa Plant, 

 p. 524., " Manilla " (1771) ; Walden, Tr. Zool. Soc. viii. p. 67. 



Artamus leucopygialis, Gould, Walden, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 17, 

 " Andamans." 



"S. Andaman, Ross Island, $ $: iris brown; legs and feet 

 greenish black ; bill bright slate-blue." 



The sexes, as ascertained by Mr. Ramsay, do not differ in 

 either dimensions or colouring. 



32. Lanius lucionensis, Linn. S. N. i. p. 134. no. 10 



(1766). 



" S. Andaman, J, Jan. 12, 29; Ross Island, J, Dec. 15, 

 Jan. 4." 



Four examples, undistinguishable from Philippine indi- 

 viduals. 



33. Pericrocotus andamanensis, Tytler : Beavan, Ibis, 

 1867, p. 322. no. 41. 



" S. Andaman, 6 $ : iris dark brown ; bill and feet black." 



Of six examples three are adult males, two adult females 



and one a young male in yellow and grey plumage here and 



there turning to deep orange. They belong to the same group 



