39'i A TENTATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF 



188). Mr. Davidson says, "saw a flock of tins species at 

 Sangola, but it is not common in these districts." I have heard 

 of no other instance of its occurrence throughout the region; 

 and as Mr; Davidson does net seem certain of his identification, 

 I have only entered it as doubtful. 



276.— Pericrocotus perigrinus, Lin. The Small 

 Minivet. 



Permanent resident. Common, as a rule, throughout the 

 region. 



277.— Pericrocotus erythropygius, Jerd. The 

 White-bellied Minivet. 



Rare. Mr. Laird obtained it in the Belgaum district, and 

 Mr. Fairbank procured it in the Nagar districts. I have no 

 other record of its occurrence throughout the region, except 

 Jerdon's, who procured it near Jalna, in the Deccan. 



278.— Buchanga atra, Eerm. The Common Drongo- 

 Shrike or King-Crow. 



Permanent resident in most localities in the plains portion of 

 the region. Common, as a rule, throughout the region, except 

 perhaps, along the Ghats, where it is replaced by the next 

 species. 



280.— Buchanga longicaudata, May. The Long- 

 tailed Drongo. 



Permanent resident on the Ghats and in the adjoining forests. 

 Common all along the Sahyadri range and in the adjacent 

 forests, extendi nor, a t all events, as fur north as Khandala. It 

 is particularly common in Belgaum in the cold weather. 



281. — Buchanga caerulescens, Lin. The White- 

 bellied Drongo. 



Permanent resident probably on the Ghats, along the whole 

 range of which it occurs sparingly, being common in some 

 localities. In the plains portion of the region it is a seasonal 

 visitant and not common, but generally distributed. I got it 

 in Belgaum, and Mr. Davidson at Sholapur, aud Mr. Vidal 

 mentions a specimen obtained by Dr. Armstrong in the south 

 of Ratnagiri. 



282. — Chaptia aenea, Vieill. The Bronzed Drongo, 



Permanent resident, probably, on the Ghats. Not uncom- 

 mon along the whole of the Sahyadri range as far north as 



