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270. Graucalus macei. 



Common. This is one of the species visiting the plains of 

 Kattiawar during the cold weather, and retiring to the Geernar 

 and Geer forests for the rains and hot season. It is some- 

 what remarkable that of the numbers of this bird that I have 

 seen and shot, not only in Kattiawar, but in the Konkan 

 province, not one should have had the throat and breast un- 

 barred. The measurements also were in all cases less than 

 those given by Dr. Jerdon in his ' Birds of India/ and by 

 Mr. Blanford (J. A. S. B. xli. p. 157). My specimens ranged 

 from 105 to 11 inches in length, wing 0*2 to 6*4. 



278. BlJCHANGA ALBIRICTUS. 



Dicrurus macrocercus, Jerdon. 

 Very common. 



281. BUCHANGA CJERULESCENS. 



Not common. Chiefly confined to the wooded regions of 

 the Geernar and Geer, but visiting the plains in the cold 

 season. Wing 4'9. 



288. TCHITREA PARADISI. 



Not common. Only met with in the Geer. 



292. Leucocerca aureola. 

 L. albofrontata, Jerdon. 

 Not uncommon. Wing 3'2. 



299 bis. Butalis grisola. 



Rare. I obtained one specimen at llajkote in the cold 

 season. 



305. Cyornis jerdoni. 



Common in the neighbourhood of the Geernar and Geer, 

 and visiting gardens and groves in the open country. On a 

 former occason I expressed an opinion (Ibis, 1872, p. 197) 

 that C. tickellia, Blyth, was the female of C. jerdoni (san- 

 guineus). In reply to this, Lord Walden stated (Ibis, 1872, 

 p. 330) that C. tickellia was distinguishable by having white 

 lores. Now, not only is no mention made of white lores in 

 Mr. Blyth's original description of C. tickellia* (J. A. S. B. xii. 

 p. 911), but this feature is present in some of my female spe- 



