1871.] MR. P. L. SCLATER ON ANIMALS IN THE MENAGERIE. 495 



determination of the raptorial birds in the Society's collection, after 

 a careful examination decided that they were referable to the allied 

 species described by Dr. Salvadori in 1865 as Buteo auguralis (Atti 

 Soc. It. viii. p. 376) ; and I have altered the name in the new List 

 of Animals accordingly. 



33. Spilornis bacha, Daud. 



In May 1865, Mr. A. Grote sent home to us from Calcutta two 

 young specimens of a bird-of-prey of the genus Spilornis, received 

 by him from the Andaman Islands, and considered to be typical of 

 " Hcematornis elyini, Tytler," as described by Blyth, J. A. S. B. 

 xxxii. p. 87 (1863), and 'Ibis,' 1863, p. 118. 



These birds lived long in the Gardens, and were constantly ex- 

 amined by Mr. J. H, Gurney, who eventually purchased one of the 

 dead specimens for the Norwich collection. Mr. Gurney pronounced 

 them to be without doubt identical with Spilornis bacha (Daud.) of 

 the Malay countries. I think it right to call attention to this, as in 

 his list of Andaman birds, published in 'The Ibis' for 1867, Mr. 

 Beavau has stated that the specimen received by us from Mr. 

 Grote was referable to Spilornis cheela of India — an error subse- 

 quently corrected by Mr. Blyth (Ibis, 1868, p. 131). 



It would appear therefore that both S. cheela and S. bacha occur 

 in the Andaman Islands. 



34. Crossoptilon mantchuricum, Swinhoe. 



In the last edition of the List of Vertebrates (p. 141) and 

 hitherto generally I have called this bird Crossoptilon auritum 

 (Pall.). But from what Mr. Swinhoe informs me there seemed to be 

 little doubt that the newly described Crossoptilon ccerulescens of 

 Pere David (C. R. lxx. p. 538) will turn out to be the true Phasianus 

 auritus of Pallas ; and we must therefore adopt for the present bird 

 Mr. Swinhoe's alternative name mantchuricum, proposed P. Z. S. 

 1862, p. 286. The genus Crossoptilon will therefore now compre- 

 hend four species : — 



1 . C. tibetanum, Hodgson, from Eastern Tibet. 



2. C. drouyni, Milne-Edwards, C. R. April 20, 1868, from 

 Western Szechuen. 



3. O. auritum, Pallas, from the Gobi Desert. 



4. C. mantchuricum, Swinhoe, from China, north of Pekin. 



As regards our living specimens of the latter bird, I regret to say 

 that our hopes of introducing this fine bird permanently into Europe 

 appear likely to be miserably disappointed. Nearly all those in our 

 Gardens, both introduced and bred, alike have sickened and died, 

 and at the present moment we are left with two females only. In 

 most of the Continental gardens, so far as I can make out, nearly 

 the same event has taken place. 



35. Numida edouardi, Hartl. 



Last year, as recorded in these 'Proceedings' (1870, p. 383), 

 we purchased of the Societe Zoologique d'Acclimatation a pair of 



