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quent river banks and " beels ;" in the latter they perch on the 

 sticks and bamboos which the fishermen put down for drying 

 their nets on. They have a much louder note than the last 

 species, and are rather shy. 



123.— Ooracias indica, Linn. 



20^ May 1878, Female.— Length, 12-0; expanse, 23*0; 

 wing, 6*50 ; tail from vent, 4*70 ; tarsus, 0*92 ; closed wings 

 fall short of end of tail, 2*0 ; weight, 4*37 oz. Irides yellowish 

 brown ; orbital skin yellowish gi'een ; eyelids yellowish ; legs 

 dusky orange ; bill black ; ovaries minute. 



2Uh May, Male. — Length, 14*0; expanse, 24*25; wing, 

 7*25 ; tail from vent, 5*42 ; tarsus, 0*92 ; bill from gape, 1*75 

 bill at front, 1*33 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 2*25 

 weight, 4*62. Mouth inside sulphur yellow ; bill dusky brown 

 base below lighter ; irides light brown, with a pale outer 

 edging ; eyelids dull orange ; orbits light yellow ; legs dusky 

 orange; claws horny. 



Common, and a permanent resident. On the 3rd March 1878, 

 I found four fresh pure white eggs of this species ; just at the 

 corner of a ryot's house stood an old date tree about 20 feet 

 high, whose top had fallen off and the heart of the tree had 

 rotted away for about a foot in depth ; in the hole thus made 

 the birds had laid their eggs without forming any lining. I 

 have frequently noticed this bird at the hottest time of the day 

 descend to the ground and sit with outstretched wings in the 

 sun, and remain so for some time. 



[These specimens are not typical, but show a distinct tendency 

 towards C. qffinis. — A. O. H.] 



127.— Pelargopsis gurial, Pearson. 



1U7i April 1878, Male.— Length, 16- ; expanse, 21-50 ; 

 wing, 6*0 ; tail from vent, 4'42 ; tarsus, 0*75 ; bill from gape, 

 4*0; at front, 333; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 

 3*10 ; weight, 7'62 ozs. Bill and legs deep purplish red ; irides 

 dark brown. 



21** May 1878, Female. — Length, 16*50; expanse, 21-75 ; 

 wing, 6*16 ; tail from vent, 4-83 ; tarsus, 0*66 ; bill from 

 gape, 4'0 ; at front, 3*50 ; closed wings fall short of end of tail, 

 3*33; weight, 7'67 ozs. Bill fine pinkish red, with the culmen 

 and tips for 0*50 dusky ; irides brown ; legs scarlet ; claws 

 horny ; ovaries minute. 



24^ May 1878, Male. — Length, 15*75 ; expanse, 21*50 ; 

 wing, 5'75 ; tail from vent, 4*50 ; tarsus, 0*62 ; bill from gape, 

 4*12; at front, 3*50; closed wings fall short of end of 



