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is it also, as 1 have suggested ( ante, p. 234) Catriscus apicalis, 

 Licht. ? 



We have now this species from — 



(1.) Ceylon (locality uncertain, say 7° North Latitude) 



collected by Cumming. 

 (2.) Southern Travancore, in 8° 30' North Latitude, by 



Bourdillon. 

 (3.) Wynaad, Goodalore Ghat, 11° 30' North Latitude, 



by Jerdon. 

 (4.) Belgaum, 16° North Latitude, by Butler. 

 All the three latter localities are situated in the same chain of 

 the hills, viz., the southern section of the Western Ghats, and 

 I personally entertain no doubt that this species will prove 

 to occur throughout this section. 



Captain Butler has most kindly sent me a series of valuable 

 notes which I introduce here so as to keep all the information 

 in regard to this species as much together as possible. 



First he sends accurate details of seven specimens shot by 

 him at Belgaum in August and September. Unfortunately he 

 never measures the tarsi in his specimens : — 



Sex. 



Wing. 



Tail, from 

 vent. 

 30 

 30 

 2-87 

 312 

 312 

 262 

 2-75 



Bill, at 

 front. 

 05 

 047 

 0-44 

 044 

 0-47 

 0-44 

 0-44 



Bill, from 

 gape. 

 068 

 0-62 

 0'62 

 065 

 065 

 0-68 

 0-65 



Date. 



26-8-80 



26-8-80 



26-8-80 



1-9-80 



19-9-80 



1-9-80 



9-9-80 



pale 

 pale 



Length. Expa 



Male ... 7-12 85 281 



... 7-0 8-37 2-81 



„ ... 6-75 8-5 281 



„ ... 7-0 875 2-75 



„ ... 7-25 8-62 2-62 



Female ... 675 8"25 262 



„ ... 6-75 812 256 



" Iris olive brown ; legs and feet brown in front, 

 whitish flesh behind, and on the soles ; bill black above ; 

 horny blue below ; gape black. 



" In the female the legs and feet are fleshy brown, and 

 paler than in the male ; the bill is brown above, fleshy below, 

 and the mouth is not black inside." 



On another occasion he wrote : — 



" Referring to the remarks, ante p. 210, on this species, I 

 would point out one or two slight differences between my birds 

 which are in the pale breeding plumage, and your specimen 

 which is in the dark cold weather plumage, and to which 

 Mr. Brooks' remarks apply : — 



Capt. Butler's specimens in 

 pale breeding plumage. 



Mr. Bodrdillon's specimen 

 in cold weather plumage. 



1. Mr. Brooks remarks, p. 

 210, para. 3, at top of the page 

 a the outer feathers being ra- 

 ther more than one inch short 

 of the central ones/' 



1. In my specimens the dif- 

 ference is at least 1 \ inches, if 

 anything rather more. 



