The Andamans and Nicoiars. — V. Ball, 63 



closed wing 3| inches ; and of middle tail-feathers 24 inches." — 

 Bh/th. 



Mr. Blyth has seen this bird in a collection from Sumatra. 



36 — (169 his). — Muelleripicus Hodgii, Blyth. 



Andamans.— Blyth, J. A. 8. B., XXIX, 1860, j». 105 ; Tytler and 



Beav., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 320 ; Ball, J. A. S. B., XXXIX, 



1870, Ft. II, ^.241 ; Ball, J. A. 8. B., XLI, 1872, p. 279. 



" Wholly black in both sexes, except the crown_, occiput^ and 



moustaches of the male, which are vivid crimson as usual, and the 



occiput only of the female. It is smaller than the If. Hodgsoni, 



Jerdouj of Malabar, or M. Javensis, Horsf., of the Malayan 



Peninsula and more western islands, the closed wing* measuring 



but 1\ inches^ the middle tail-feathers 6 inches^ and the beak 



to forehead If inches/^ 



A specimen measured by me had the following dimensions 

 in inches : — Wing 6"8 ; tail 6-2 ; bill at front 1'6 ; tarsus 1'2. 



CVCVLIDM. 

 37— (203).— Cuculus micropterus, Gould. 



Andamans.— Ball, J. A. 8. B., XLI, 1872, Bt. II, p. 280. 



38 — (214). — Eudynamys honorata,* L. — E. orien- 

 talis, L., apud Jerdon. 



Andamans.— T. and B., Ibis., N. 8., Ill, 1867, p. 321. 

 " The Koel was twice observed by Colonel Tytler, besides being 

 frequently heard calling- in the woods." 



39— (214 ter).— Eudynamys Australis, Swains. 



For Syn., see Gould's H. B. A., Vol. I, p. 632. 



Nicobars. — Pelzeln, Beise der Novara, Vogel, p. 103. 

 '^ The adult male has the entire plumage deep glossy greenish 

 blue-black, the green tint predominating on the back and 

 wings j under . red bill yellowish-olive ; feet purplish-black. 

 The adult female has the head and neck glossy greenish-black ; 

 back, wings, and tail bronzy brown, with numerous oblong spots 

 of white on the back and wing-coverts ; the remainder of the 

 wing crossed by irregular bars of white stained with rufous ; 

 tail regularly barred with white^ stained with rufous and slightly 

 tipped with white ; line from the angle of the mouth and all the 

 under surface white, stained with buff, spotted with black on the 

 sides of the throat, and crossed on the abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts with narrow irregular lines of blackish-brown. The 

 young has the head and upper surface mingled bronze and buff, 

 disposed in large patches; wing-coverts reddish-buff, crossed 

 by narrow bands of brown; remainder of wings and tail 



* ? rectius, horonata. 



