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1060. PtilolaBmus austeni. Godwin-Austen's Hornbill. 



Anorhinus galeritus, apud Godw.-Aust. J. A. S. B. xxxix, pt. 2, 

 p. 96 ; xli, pt. 2, p. 143 ; id. Ibis, 1878, p. 206 ; nee Temm. 



Anorhinus austeni, Jerdon, Ibis, 1872, p. 6 ; Hume, S. F. iv, p. 493 ; 

 v, p. 117 ; vii, pp. 167, 499 : xi, p. 52 ; id. Cat. no. 144 ter ; 

 Hartert, J.f. Orn. 1889, p. 426. 



Ptilolsemus austeni, Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. M. xvii, p. 393. 



Coloration. Male. Similar to that of P. ticTcelli, except that the 

 cheeks, throat, sides of neck, and fore-neck are white instead of 

 rufous, and the rest of the lower parts paler ; the secondaries and 

 middle tail-feathers too are not tipped white. The upper parts 

 appear greyer, but this may be due to the state of the plumage. 

 Female unknown. 



Length about 31 ; tail 11*5 ; wing 12*5 ; tarsus 2 ; bill from 

 gape 4-7. 



Distribution. The only specimen known for a long time was 

 obtained by Colonel Godwin-Austen at Asalu, in the North 

 Cachar hills ; subsequently three more were shot by Hartert in 

 the hill-forest south of the Dehing ; this species was also observed 

 by Hume in Manipur. 



Habits, #c. Very little known. Hartert came upon a flock of 8 

 or 10, and far from being as shy as P. tickelli, they allowed him to 

 fire six shots and kill four birds, one of which was left hanging in 

 a high tree, before they flew away. Their flight was rather noisy. 

 They had eaten a few insects (Mantides, Blattce, and locusts) besides 

 fruit. 



Genus BERENICORNIS, Bonap., 1850. 



The only species of this genus is distinguished by its very full 

 crest of loose-textured, hair-like feathers. This crest covers the 

 crown ; the feathers of the lores are similar and equally long, and 

 are directed upwards and forwards. Bill large, curved, com- 

 pressed ; casque as in Anorrhinus, but small. Tail long, white, 

 middle pair of feathers considerably exceeding the others. 



1061. Berenicornis comatus. The Long-crested Hornbill. 



Buceros comatus, Rqffl. Tr. Linn. Soc. xiii, p. 339 (1822) ; Hay, 

 Mad. Jour. L. S. xiii, pt. 2, p. 149 ; Blyth, J. A. S. B. xvi, p. 99*6, 

 pi. xliv, fig. 2 : id. Cat. p. 44. 



Berenicornis comatus, Bonap. Consp. Av. i, p. 91 ; Horsf. fy M. Cat. 

 ii, p. 594 ; Hume, S. F. iii, p. 318 ; v, p. 20 note : id. Cat. no. 145 

 ter; Hume $ Dav. S. F. vi, pp. 106, 500; Kelham, Ibis, 1881, 

 p. 385 ; Offilme Grant, Cat. B. M. xvii, p. 423. 



Anorrhinus comatus, Elliot, Mon. Buc. pi. 39 ; Oates, B. B. ii, 

 p. 94 ; Hartert, J.f. Orn. 1889, p. 369. 



Coloration. Male. Head, neck, breast, and anterior part of 

 abdomen, tips of all quills except the first primary, the last 

 secondaries and the tertiaries, a patch inside carpal bend of wing, 

 and the whole tail white ; rest of plumage black. 



