BIRDS OP TENASSERIM. 425 



[This ^Dove is not uncommon in the well-wooded portions of 

 Tenasserim, being found singly or in pairs in thick forest or 

 very shady gardens ; paths leading through dense forest are a 

 very favorite resort. They are not in general shy, and will walk 

 on in front of one for some considerable distance if not closely 

 pressecL They rise with- a sharp flutter of the wings, and 

 their flight is very rapid indeed : when disturbed they gener- 

 ally fly some considerable distance before alighting, sometimes 

 on the ground, more generally on a tree at no great elevation 

 from the ground. Their note is a low and mournful one, and 

 can be heard from a long distance. It sounds like the word "oo" 

 very much prolonged, and slowly uttered with a booming 

 sound. The food consists of berries and seeds. — W. D.] 



798 bis. — Calsenas nieobarica, Lin. Descr. S. F II 

 271, 



Blyth says, B. of B., p. 149, that this bird is common in 

 the Mergui Archipelago, but that he doubts the statement 

 (Calc. R. N. H., I., 605) that it is "common on the Tenasserim 

 coast." 



I believe I may say, with some confidence, that it does not occur 

 at all on the Tenasserim coast, except in cages. As to the 

 Archipelago it may possibly occur there as a seasonal visitant, 

 but even this requires verification. 



803 bis. — Pavo muticus, Lin. (6). 



Pahpoon ; Kadintee ; Myatoon j Wimpong. 



Sparingly and very locally distributed throughout the more 

 open and better cultivated portions of the province. 



[This is a very local bird, confining itself apparently to cer- 

 tain spotsand never moving far therefrom. In the momma- 

 and evening it feeds in the fields, retiring during the day to 

 cover, and roosting at night on some large tree. Its note very 

 much resembles that of the common Peacock, being a harsh 

 niew, mew, mew, something like the call of a huge torn cat in 

 distress, repeated several times. In their habits I*could not see 

 that they differed from the Indian species. Though I got none 

 they certainly occur on the Pakchan, as Mr. Osborne shot one' 

 near Bahonee ; they also occur in the neighbourhood of 

 Mergui, and again in that of Tavoy, where Mr. Davidson, 



the superintendent of Police, obtained three specimens 



W. D.] 



The following are the dimensions and colors of soft parts of 

 four by-no-means very fine males : — 



Length, 40*0 to 43*07 to end of tail-feathers excluding 

 train; expanse, 50'5 to 60'0 ; tail, 155 to 175 ; wing, 16-tI 



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