AVIFAUNA OP CHOTA NAGPUR, 389 



I have shot it in Manbhum, Singhbhum and Hazaribagh, but 

 do not remember seeing it in Sirguja. 



It seemed more abundant in the Rajmehals. Recently in 

 the Satpura hills I found it to be extremely common. 



A female shot in the Rajmehal hills on the 14th April, and 

 which was just about to lay, had in her stomach a quantity of 

 grasshoppers in addition to some fruits of one of the species of 

 Ficus. 



I observe that the females have a brownish tinge on the upper 

 plumage ; the ridge of the casque too is not prolonged as in the 

 males. 



I have no specimens from Chota Nagpur by me at present, so 

 give the measurements from birds obtained elsewhere. 

 Kajmehal hills <J Wing 8.8 ; Tail 12- ; Tarsus 17 ; Bill from gape 415. 



„ $ „ 7'9 „ 9*8 „ 17 „ „ „ 3*5. 



Satpura hills <? „ 87 „ 11* „ 175 „ „ „ 3-8. 



? „ 785 „ 11' „ 1;7 „ „ „ 3-4. 



The bill from gape in none of my specimens comes near five 

 inches, which is the size given by Dr. Jerdon. 



PSITTACIDJ3. 



56.— Palseornis eupatrius, Lin. vel sivalensis, 

 Button. (174.) 



The so-called Alexandrine Paroquet is by no means universally 

 distributed in Chota Nagpur, but occurs in most of the heavy 

 jungle and forest. 



In the Rajmehal hills it was much more common. 



I have observed that this species and purpureus seem to replace 

 one another, while torquatus is more universally distributed, 

 ranging with both. 



The following are measurements from specimens in my col- 

 lection : — 



Bajmehal hills <? "Wing 8'65 ; Tail 116 ; Tarsus '6 ; Bill from gape l'l 

 Satpuras <? „ 86 „ 12- „ *6 „ „ „ 115 



Singhbhum $ „ 82 „ 122 „ '6 „ „ „ l'l 

 Chota Nagpur? „ 8-35 „ 12' „ *6 „ „ „ l'l 



57— Palaeornis torquatus, Bodd. (148.) 



The Rose-ringed Paroquet is tolerably common in all parts of 

 the Division. It is very destructive to dhal, also to Sirguja 

 (Guizotia oleifera, D.C.,) and other oil-seed bearing crops. 

 Captain Beavan obtained a nest with three eggs at Baramussia 

 in Manbhum on the 1st March 1865. Both this and the preceding 



