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Tiffin over, of which poor K. partook but sparingly, and 

 there seemingly being little hope of his getting rid of his fever 

 here, I pi*oposed returning to Moulmeiu ; and, accordingly, as soon 

 as the tide served, we paid off our Karen guides, took to our 

 boat, and by 9 p.m. were back in town. Thus ended a most 

 enjoyable trip to me, but for poor K/s illness. 



% mwl* list of tlje prba of ^outjjew tabancoit. 



My friend, Mr. Bourdillon, has most kindly sent me a second 

 small collection of birds from Southern Travancore, which 

 contains several species of much interest, and I shall, therefore, 

 not hesitate to give a list of all those not contained in our first 

 list (though these are only 28 in number), together with a few 

 additional remarks on species previously included. 



The most important of the specimens contained in this collec- 

 tion are one of Jerdon's long lost species, hitherto supposed to 

 be nothing but Cetti's Warbler, but now proved to be a perfectly 

 good and distinct species, Schosnicola platyura, two of Tro- 

 chalopteton fairbanki, and one of Callene albiventris. hitherto 

 supposed to be peculiar to the Pulneys, and one of Merula 

 Mnnisi, similarly till now believed to be restricted to Ceylon. 



In the subjoined list, species whose names are printed in 

 antique type are new to our list ; those printed in roman were 

 included in our first list. 



24.— Accipiter nisus, Lin. 



A nearly adult female ; wing about 9 '4<. 



36.— Spizaetus nipalensis, Bodgs. 



A fine young male of this species is sent, The dimensions 

 recorded in the flesh were as follow : — 



Length, 275 ; expanse, 53; tail from vent, 12*5 ; wing, 16'5 ; 

 tarsus, 4*25 ; bill from gape, 2*0 ; width at gape, 1*25 ; crest, 

 3-75. 



The bill and claws were black ; the cere and feet yellow ; the 

 irides yellow. 



37. — Lophotriorchis kienerii, Gerv. 



An adult, perfectly black above, and, except the chin and 

 throat, deep rufous, a little streaked with black, below ; sexed 

 a female; wing, 15'7 ; tarsus, 3*0. Mr. Bourdillon remarks : — 



* For first list, see S. F., IV., 351. 



