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secondary jungle. The eggs are of the usual Coucal type ; broad 

 ovals very obtuse at both ends ; in color a dull, much soiled, 

 white with very little gloss, and measuring 1-32 by 1*12 and 

 1-33 by 1-1. 



217 quat.— Centropus eurycercus, Uay. ? (0.) 



On Kondul (Nicobars) a Centropus, not andamanensis, but 

 larger and of the rufipennis type, was seerf, but unfortunately 

 was not secured, as every one was intent on bagging P. caniceps. 

 It seems probable that it belonged to this species, which we 

 procured a little further south at Acheen. The same bird was 

 also seen on the Southern Jolly Boy, Macpherson's Straits. 

 224. — Araclinotkera pusilla, Blyth. (0.) 



Colonel Tytler says: — "The little spider hunter has been 

 observed, but no specimens hitherto procured." This was written 

 many years ago, and since then, to the best of my belief, no 

 specimen has either been observed or procured. I do not include 

 this in our list. 



225 bis.— JEthopyga nicolbarica, Hume. (14.) 



This species was described, Stray Feathers, 1873, p. 412. 

 I have nothing now to add to what I then stated in regard 

 to it. 



235 Us.— Araclmeclitlira pectoralis, Horsf. 

 (43.) 



There is no great, in fact I may say absolutely no constant 

 difference in the size of the two sexes of this species. We secured 

 forty odd specimens, so that we are able to speak confidently on 

 this point; individuals vary considerably in dimensions, but 

 the females are just as often larger than the males as vice versa. 



Length, 4 to 4*75; expanse, 6 to 6*75 ; wing, 2 to 2*2 ; tail, 

 from vent, 1*4 to 16; tarsus, 0'5 to 06; bill, from gape, 

 075 to 0-9; bill, at front, 0-65 to 0"83 ; weight from 0-25 

 to 0*37 ozs. 



The legs, feet, and bill are black ; the irides brown. 



In the adult male in full breeding plumage, the forehead 

 and the anterior half of the crown, the chin, throat, up to the 

 lower margin of the eyes and upper breast, are blackish brown ; 

 the feathers towards the tips (which alone owing to the overlap- 

 ping of the feathers are visible) with a rich steel blue and purple 

 metallic reflection, the purple being specially conspicuous on a broad 

 stripe down the chin, throat, and middle of the breast. Lores 

 velvet black; back, scapulars, rump, and upper tail coverts, 



