2 FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SOUTH KONKAN. 



of russet brown, that came within reach. From these collec- 

 tions, containing 242 species, the list has been mainly compiled. 

 During the season of 1877-78 a collection was also made between 

 Ratnagiri and Vijuydurg by Dr. James Armstrong of the 

 Marino Survey. Dr. Armstrong very kindly gave me a list 

 of the species collected by him, including, in the case of the 

 rarer birds, the localities at whieh they were obtained. I have 



thus been 



355. — GeoeieJila citrina. 

 767. — Alanda gulgula. 

 796. — Turtur risoria. 

 952. — Dendrocygna javanica. 



5.— Gyps bengalensis. 



63. — Syrnium indranee. 



151. — Palceornis columboides L 



166. — Chrysocolaptes sultaneus 



able to add 

 nine spe- 



981. — Larus ridibundus. 



cies noted 

 in the mar- 

 gin, which 

 I have not myself obtained or preserved specimens of. 



I have also been able to add from his list, in the case of 

 many other species, localities from which I have not collected 

 specimens. 



In 1878-79 a further considerable collection was made at 

 Ratnagiri, Savant Vadi, and other parts of the district for 

 Mr. A. J. Crawford, C.S. Mr. Crawford was kind enongh to 

 allow me to examine his specimens from time to time, to 



verification. 

 I have thus 

 been able 

 to add to 

 the list 19 

 other spe- 

 cies which 

 I have hi- 

 therto fail- 



catalogue them, and send them to Mr. Hume for 



16. — Falco cliiquera. 

 39. — Spilornis cheela, 

 98. — Cypsellus melba. 



164. — Yungipieus nanus. 



203. — Cuculus micropterus. 



205. — TLierococcyx varius. 



233. — Cinnyris minima. 



253. — Dendrophila frontalis. 



255.— Upupa ceylonensis. 



267. — Uemipus picatus. 

 282. — Chaptia anea. 

 469, — Irena puella. 

 471. — Oriolus indicus. 

 307. — Larvivora superciliaris . 

 697.— Amadina malacea. 

 738. — Carpodacus erythrimis. 

 793. — Turtur meena. 

 794. — Turtur senegalensis. 



852. — Cliettusia gregaria. 



ed to obtain myself. This makes the total number of species, 

 actually collected and preserved, 269. To these I have added 

 six more, which, though not included in any of our collections, 

 I have either shot in former years, or know, beyond all reason- 

 able doubt, to occur. These species are as entered in the 



margin 



957. — Spatula clypeata. 



961. — Chaulelasmus streperus. 



969. — Fuligula nyroca. 



* 4. — Gyps indicus. 



6.— Neophron ginginianus. 

 Qll.—Porzanafusca. 



The 



rea- 

 sons for 

 their in- 

 clusion are stated in the list. 



I have also added to the list four species recorded by Mr. 



Fairbank 



115. — Harpactes fasciatus. I 145. — Toclcus griseus. 



J 19. — Merops swinhoii. | 198. — Megalama malabarica. 



from the 

 eastern 



frontier of Savant Vadi. 



* Vide p. 29. 



