ASSAM, SYLHET AND CACHAR. 291 



774— Osmotreron bicincta, Jerd, 



Only twice seen in Manipur, first on the Noongzai-ban 

 ridge, and then in the valley of the Limata. Never met with 

 in the basin or in the Eastern hills, and apparently very scarce 

 even in the Western hills. I dare say this occurs in the Jhiri 

 level, but I did not see it there, and the fact is I was too 

 short a time there to at all exhaust the birds of that teeming, 

 locality. 



I have this species from N.-E. Cachar, Godwin- Austen gives 

 it from Chatak in Northern Sylhet, and I have it from Sadiya,. 

 Dollah, Khowang and Joonkotollee in the Dibrugarh district, 

 but this is all I know as yet of its distribution in Assam, 

 Sylhet and Cachar. 



[Pretty common in Dibrugarh in small parties. They have 

 the same habits and frequent the same places as T. nipalensiSf 

 and I have several times shot the two species, while feeding, 

 off the same tree. The early morning, and again after 4 P.M., 

 is when the Green Pigeons principally feed. — J. R. C] 



It occurs throughout Tenasserim, is common in Lower, 

 somewhat rare, I believe, in Upper Pegu, and very abundant 

 in Arakan. 



776.— -Osmotreron phayrii, Bly. 



Once shot in the Western hills high up above the valley 

 of the Barak, and, / believe, seen on two other occasions in 

 these same hills, but never met with in the Eastern hills. 



I have this species also from N.-E. Cachar and the 

 Dibrugarh district, and Godwin-Austen records it from 

 the Khasi hills and includes it in his Dafla hill list, but beyond 

 this I have no certain knowledge of its occurrence in Assam, 

 Sylhet or Cachar. 



[Very common in Dibrugarh. On a large Ficus tree in fruit 

 I have seen over 200 at a time feeding. When disturbed they 

 fly off in large parties ; but soon return. 



Length, Expanse, Tail. Wing. Tarsus. Bill from gape. Weight. 

 $ ... 12-0 19-25 4-20 6-45 0-85 0-85 7'80 oz3. 



$ ... 10'60 17-75 3-65 5-80 0-75 0-85 5 90 „ 



Legs and feet lake ; bill, base dull blue, rest bluish white ; 

 eyelids pale yellow ; orbital skin bluish ; irides reddish with 

 an inner circle of blue. All these Green Pigeons would make 

 very good eating were it not for their toughness and a peculiar 

 smell they have when roasted.* — J. R. C] 



* Skinned, not merely plucked, and jugged, they are excellent, 



