The Audarfians and Nicobars. — V. Ball. 67 



The following is a description of the specimens which I have 

 examined : — Above and below black, with a greenish metallic 

 gloss; primaries brown, fourth and fifth longest and equal; 

 outer tail-feathers with a slight curl upwards; under wing- 

 coverts spotted with white lunules ; no rictal spot. A few hair- 

 like feathers springing from the nostril ; bill sharply keeled. 

 Length 11-6; wing 5-5; tail 6-75; bill to gape l"25j tarsus "87 inches. 



53~(284). — Dissemurus paradiseus, Linn. 



Nicohars. — Pelz., Heise der Novara, Vogel, 1865, p. 82. 

 Herr von Pblzeln gives a copious list of synonymes of this 

 species, including E. Malaharicus and E. Bangoonensis, which 

 are by many ornithologists regarded as distinct. 



54— (279). — Buchanga balicassius, Linn. 



At sea near the Nicobars.— Blyth, J. A. S. £., XV, 1847, p. 370. 



55— (285 his). — Dissemurus affinis, Tytler ; E.Ma- 

 layensis, apud JBlyth. 



Andamans.—BlytKJ.A.S. B., XXVIII, 1859,^. 272; XXIX, 

 1860, T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 323 ; Ball, J. A. S. 

 B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872, p. 282. 

 Described as follows by Captain Beavan : — " The Andaman 

 Bhimraj has no frontal crest whatever, and the character of the 

 feathers of the head approximates nearly that of BJiringa. Colonel 

 Tytler has had the bird alive, and never observed it attempt to 

 raise the head-feathers (small as they are). The dimensions of 

 a skin in his recollection are as follows : length to end of ordi- 

 nary tail 1£"5 inches, rest of tail 9*5 inches ; wing 6'36 inches ; bill 

 at front 1 inch ; bill at gape 1*36 inches; tarsus barely 1 inch." 



Three specimens examined by me have only a very slight sign 

 of elongation of the frontal feathers ; their measurements are in 

 inches : — 



Lenorth to end of »^. Bill from m •^ Outer tail- m_^ _,_ 



ordinary tail. ° gape. leathers. 



8ex? .. 12 6-2 1-45 6-2 1- 



$ 12 6-4 1-5 6-5 15- 11 



Sex? ... 13-3 6-5 1-5 7" 17- I'l 



56— (287 ^>^■s).— Artamus leucopygialis, Gould. 



Andamans. — A. leucorhynehus, L., apud Blyth, App., p. 358 ; A. leuco- 



gaster, Valenc, apud T. and B., Ibis, JV. S., Ill, pp. 324, 555; 



A. leucopyialis, Gould, Walden, P. Z. 8., 1866,^. 17; Ball, J. A. 



S. B., XII, 1872, p. 283. 



Lord Walden, from comparison of the birds, has pronounced 



the Andaman to be identical with Mr. GouWs Australian species. 



Specimens, which I recently compared with Mr. Gould's figure, 



seemed to be somewhat larger, but to correspond in details 



