490 BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. 



975.— Podiceps minor, Gm. (11). 



Thatone. 



A specimen of tins species was obtained by Ramsay at 

 Tonghoo; Davison never met with in Tenasserim. Mr. Davis, 

 however, obtained several, some iu nestling, some in breeding, 

 some in non-breeding plumage, during the rainy season at 

 Thatone. 



976. — Oceanites oceanica, BarJcs. Descr. S. F.,V., 291. 



Large numbers of this species were seen by Davison one 3^ear 

 towards the end of July off the Moscows, a group of islands 

 close off the Tenasserim coast, a little to the north of Tavoy. 

 He did not know the species at the time ; he could not catch 

 any, and the weather was so extremely rough that it was im- 

 possible to lower a boat had he shot any, but he watched them 

 very closely, they keeping quite close to the vessel, and he 

 entertains no doubt that they were identical with the specimens 

 sent me by Captain Butler. 



977 bis.— Stercorarius poruarinus, Tern. 



Colonel Tickell obtained, it is said, a specimen of this species 

 near Moulmein. I dare say Blyth's identification was correct, 

 but I personally do not vouch for it. 



Having no Indian-killed specimens to describe, I think I 

 cannot do better than quote Mr. Dresser's recent description 

 of the old and young birds of this species, so that, if it should 

 again, by any chance, occur within our limits, it may be readily 

 identified. 



^ Adult Mate. (Fceroes, 1868). — Crown, nape, and sides of 

 the head from behind the eye to the base of the bill and below 

 the sides of the lower mandible deep blackish brown ; chin 

 white ; rest of the neck all round white, tinged with light 

 golden yellow ; the feathers rather elongated and acuminate ; 

 entire upper parts (except the hind neck), wings and tail, deep 

 brown, the foreparts of back slightly marked with white $ 

 primaries with white shafts, and white on the basal portion of 

 the feathers ; central rectrices elongated, but not pointed ; under 

 parts white ; the breast crossed by a band of dark brown mark- 

 ings, and the flanks marked and barred with dark brown ; 

 lower abdomen, crissum, and under tail-coverts dark brown, 

 slightly marked with white ; under wing-coverts and axillaries 

 dark brown ; bill dark horny, bluish at the base ; iris brown ; 

 legs blackish., Total length about £0 inches ; culmen, 1-8 ; 



