The Andamans and ISicohars. — V, Ball. 55 



it for examination^* considers that it is probably identical with 

 that species [vide " Stray Feathers/^ p. 12). 



In dimensions,, however^ my specimen exceeds Colonel Tytler^s. 



N. affinis : wing 6-9—7 ; tail 4"4. 

 Nicobar specimen : wing 8 ; tail 5 . 



A full description of iV. affinis will be found in Mr. Hume^s 

 Scrap Book, p. 421. 



11-— (81 ^er).— Ninox obscurus, Sume. 



Nicolars. — Hume, Stray Feathers, I, p. 11. 



Andamans.— Ball, J. A. S. £., XXXIX, 1870, Ft. II, p. 240. 



Me. Hume has described this species on p. 11 of this Journal. 

 The specimen which I mentioned in my pamper on Andaman 

 birdsj loc. cit., was received by me from Mr. Homfray, who told 

 me he had shot it in the vicinity of Port Mouat. 



Its measurements are as follows : — 

 Length 12 inches ; wing 8"5 ; tail 4"75 ; bill at front "75 ; tarsus 1. 



SIR VNDINIBu^. 

 12. Hirundo Andamanensis, Tytler. 



Andamans. —T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 316. 

 '' Length 4-36 inches; wing 3"5 inches ; tail 1'86 inches ; bill 

 at front '18 inches (?) ; tarsus over '25 inches. The upper parts, 

 including head^ shoulders, back and upper tail-coverts^ are of a 

 shiny purple ; wings and tail brown ; under tail-coverts the same, 

 with purple tips to the feathers ; throat;, breast, and belly white. 

 Bill black ; legs apparently light-yellow in the live bird. The 

 tarsus not feathered.^'' 



13 — (82).— Hirundo rustica, Zinn. 



Andamans.— T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 317. 



14 — (96). — Acanthylis gigantea, Tem. 



Andamans.— T. and B., Ibis., N. 8. Ill, 1867, i>. 317. 



15— (103).~Collocalia nidifica, Gray] 



Andamans. — T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 317. 

 2iicobars. — Felz., Feise der Novara, Vogel, 1865, p. 39. 



16-- (103 5^s).— CoUocalia Linchi, Borsf. and Moore ; 

 B-irundo fuciphaga, Thunb.; Collocalia affinis, Tytler. 



Andamans. — (C. affinis, Tytler), T. and B, Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, 

 p. 15 ; Bli/tk, Ibis, N. S., IF, 1868, p. 131 ; Jerdon, Ibis, 1871, 

 p. 356 ; Ball, J. A. S. B., XLI, 1872, Ft. II, p. 276. 



* It was sucli a vile specimen, it was impossible to be certain. — En, 



