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quite black, presenting the appearance of a narrow black fron- 

 tal band. 



The Large Cuckoo-Shrike is more or less common throughout 

 the district, and is said to be a resident at Ratnagiri and other 

 localities. It is, however, somewhat uncommon in Sind. 



GENUS, Pericrocotus, Bole. 



Bill shorter than the head, moderately broad at the base 

 rather high ; culmen slightly curved ; nostrils partially concealed 

 by the frontal plumes ; rictal bristles few and feeble ; wings 

 moderate, fourth and fifth quills sub-equal and longest ; tail long, 

 with three outer feathers on each side graduated, and the four 

 middle ones nearly equal ; tarsi and feet short, rather feeble ; 

 claws well curved. 



Pericrocotus speciosus, Lath. 



271. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. I, p. 419. 

 THE LAEGE MINIVET. 



Length, 9 ; expanse, 12'5 ; wing, 4'25 ; tail, 4'25 ; tarsus, - 9 ; 

 bill at front, 0'5. 



Bill black ; irides deep-brown ; legs black. 



Male. Head, whole neck, upper back, wings and two central 

 tail-feathers, shiny blue-black!; lower back broad band on the 

 wing, formed by a large spot on all of the quills and some of the 

 lower-coverts also, some spots on the secondaries, the lateral 

 tail-feathers and beneath from the breast, rich vermilion-red. 



Female. Head, neck, upper back, and central tail-feathers, 

 light ashy-grey, with a tinge of green ; forehead, rump and upper 

 tail-coverts greenish yellow ; the quills dusky-black, with a deep 

 yellow spot ; tail with the four central feathers dusky, the outer 

 pair tipped yellow ; the whole of the others deep yellow, with 

 some blackish at the base crossing each feather obliquely ; the 

 whole of the lower parts deep king's-yellow. 



The two central tail-feathers have sometimes the outer web 

 red for a great part of their length, and the yellow on the fore- 

 head of the young male has an orange tinge ; otherwise it resem- 

 bles the adult female. 



Jerdon states in his Birds of India that "this splendidly 

 colored bird extends from the Himalayas to Central India and 

 Goomsoor, where I obtained it, but it does not appear to go fur- 

 ther south," 



Pericrocotus flammeus, Forst. 



272. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. I, p. 420 ; Butler, Deccan ; 

 Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 393. 



THE OEANGE MINIVET. 



Length, 8'25 ; wing, 8'8 ; tail, 4 ; tarsus, 0'62 ; bill at front, 05. 

 Bill black ; irides dark-brown ; legs brown-black, 



