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and like them it is very quarrelsome and noisy when feeding. 

 I have only met with it about Pahpoon, between the Salween 

 and Sittang Rivers, and near Myawadee. The note is similar 

 to, but at once distinguishable from, that of T. nipalensis ; it is 

 louder and more rolling. — W. D.] 



The following are dimensions, &c, recorded in the flesh of 

 two males and three females : — 



Males.— Length, 13-0 to 13'5 ; expanse, 22-75 to 23-12; tail 

 from vent, 43 to 4-8 ; wing, 7-25 to 7'6 ; tarsus, 1"05 to 1*1 ; 

 bill from gape, 1-0 to 1*05; weight, 7 to 10 ozs. 



Females. — Length, 125 to 13-0; expanse, 21*0 to 2225 ; tail 

 from vent, 4-12 to 4*5; wing, 7'05 to 7-2 ; tarsus, 0*9 to 1*1 ; 

 bill from gape, 0*95 to 10 ; weight, 7 to 8 ozs. 



Legs and feet bright chrome yellow ; claws plumbeous ; bill 

 light bluish or greenish, tinged strongly on cere, gape, and 

 base of lower mandible with green; irides with an inner rin^ 

 of bright blue and an outer ring of buffy pink : — one female 

 had the irides deep crimsou lake, with an inner ring of brio-lit 

 blue. 



774.— Osmotreron bicincta, Jerd. (42). 



(Tonghoo, Rams.) Pahpoon ; Sittang R. ; Myawadee ; Thatone ; Moulmein ; 

 Pabyouk ; Yea-boo ; Assoon ; Waghrau Creek ; Karope ; Amherst ; Tavoy ; 

 Mergui ; Tenasserira Town ; Pakchan ; Malewoon. 



Common throughout Tenasserim, except in the higher hills. 



[Resembling in all particulars T. nipalensis and the other 

 green pigeons, but having a lower and more jerky note than C. 

 viridifrons, and a less soft one than vernans and fulvicollis. — 

 W. D.J 



The following are dimensions, &c, recorded in the flesh : — 



Males.— Length, 11-12 to 12-12; expanse, 19-0 to 20-0; 

 tail from vent, 3'75 to 4'5 ; wing, 6" 12 to 6*75 ; tarsus, 0*85 to 

 1*0; bill from gape, 09 to 10; weight, 6*25 to 7*0 ozs. 



Females. — Length, 10-82 to 11-5 ; expanse, 18*0 to 18*8 ; tail 

 from vent, 362 to 3'82 ; wing, 5'82 to 6"12 ; tarsus, 0*85 to 

 0'9 ; bill from gape, 0*85 to - 95 ; weight, 5 to 6 ozs. 



Legs and feet carnation pink ; bill pale greenish, or bluish 

 white ; irides with an inner ring of bright blue, and an outer 

 ring of buffy pink, 



774 bis.— Osmotreron vernans, Lin. (18). <? Desor. 

 S. F., I., 461. 



Mei'gui j Pakchan ; Bankasoon ; Malewoon. 



Confined to the southernmost distrct of the province. 

 [This species is not uncommon about Mergui and the vicinity 

 of the Pakchan river. Its note, though similar to that of 



