66 The Andamans and Nicobars. — V. Ball. 



48— (270 quat). — Graucalus Dobsoni, Ball. 



Andammis.—Ball, J. A. S. B., XLI, 1872, Ft. IT, p. 281. 



Above. — Dark-slaty ;, darkest on the head ; wings and tail brown- 

 ish-black ; tlie quills lighter on the inner webs, faintly edged 

 with white on the outer ; two outer rectrices on each side narrow- 

 ly tipped with dusky white ; a black stripe from the lores round 

 the eyes to the ear-eovertSj thence faintly continued as a collar 

 in one of the specimens. 



Underneath. — White, barred with black from chin to under 

 tail-coverts inclusive ; under wing-coverts similarly barred. 



Length 10'2; wing 6'2; tail 5'4; tail at gape, 1'23 ; tarsus 95 inches. 



49 — (270 quint).— Ixdld^gQ (Erucivora) orientalis,* 



Gm. ; Ceblejgkyris striga, Horsf.; Turdus striga, 

 Maffies. 



Nicobars. — Pels., Reise der Novara, Vogel.p. 81. 

 The following is Sir S. Raffles's description of Tnrdtcs striga : — 

 '^ Seven inches in length, with a rather thick heavy body. 

 Back^ wings, and crown of the head of a shining blue-black ; 

 under-parts, forehead, and neck greyish-white ; wing-coverts 

 edged and tipped with white; bill shorty nearly straight, and 

 scarcely notched. The colors of the females are much duller, and 

 the upper parts are brown.'''' 



In Horsfield^s description the length is given at G^ inches; 

 the external rectrices are tipped with white. 



50 — (271). — Pericrocotus speciosus, Lath.; P. Anda- 

 onanensis, Tytler, (the young hirdj. 



Andamans.—T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 322 ; Ball, J. A. 

 S. B., XLI, 1872, p. 281. 

 F. Andamanensis , Tytler^ is, I believe, only the young male 

 of F. speciosus, with the transitional plumage. 



51 — (276). — Pericrocotus peregrinus, Linn. 



Andamans.— Blyth, J. A. S. B., XXVIII, 1859, p. 274; Blyth, 

 Mouat's App., p. 360 ; Ball, J. A. 8. B., XLI, 1872, p. 282. 

 The Andaman form corresponds with that from Southern 

 India, as figured by Gould. 



52— (281 «^gr).— Buchanga (Dicrurus) Andamanen- 

 sis, Tytler. 



Andamans.— T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 322; Ball, J. A. 

 S. B., XLI, 1872, p. 282. 

 Described as " peculiar in having hair-like feathers springing 

 from the nostril. Eoth Colonel Tytler^s specimens have white 

 lunules on the under wing-coverts/'' 



* ? Potius, L. terat., Bodd.— Ed. 



