:68 The Andamans and Nicobars. — V. Ball. 



of plumage. Mr. Gould's description of the Australian birds 

 is as follows : — 



'^ Head, throat, and back sooty-grey; primaries and tail brown- 

 ish-blacky washed with grey ; all the under surface and rump 

 pure white ; irides brown ; bill light bluish-grey at the base, 

 black at the tip ; legs and foot nearly greenish-grey. Nearly 

 allied to A. leucorhynchus, but is readily distinguished from it 

 by the blue color of the bill.'' 



The following are measurements of specimens in the Indian 

 Museum : — 



Wing 5'1 ; tail 2'5 ; bill at front "6 ; tarsus "6 inch. 

 » 5"1 ; „ 2"5 ; „ „ "7 ; „ "6 „ 



MUSCIGAPIDM 

 57— (290). — Myiagra Azurea, Bodd. 



Andamans. — JBlyth, Mouat's App.,p. 360. 



mcolars.—Blith, J. A. S. B., XV, p. 370; Ball, J. A. S. B., 

 XXXIX, Ft. II, 1870, p. 81. 



In the opinion of both Dr. Jerdon and Mr. Blyth, the follow- 

 ing should also be referred to this species ; but from a recent 

 comparison of a good series from the Andamans with Indian 

 specimens, I am inclined to think that there is a distinct race 

 in the Islands. My own Nicobar specimen which I shot on the 

 Island of Trinkut is quite albescent towards the bent. 



58— (290 Us).—'K. Tytleri, Beav. 



Andamans.— T. and B., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 324 ; Ball, J. A. 

 S. B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872, p. 253. 



The original description of this bird is as follows : — " The 

 general appearance is that of x¥. azurea, but it is a slightly larger 

 bird (and differs conspicuously in entirely wanting the black 

 gorget on the throat of the male) . The under parts also, instead 

 of being white, as in M. azurea, in our species are wholly blue, 

 of a slightly duller hue, perhaps, on the lower abdomen and 

 under tail-coverts. The upper parts are more brightly colored 

 than in M. azurea. Dimensions of a skin are as follows : — 

 Length 6 — 6"25 in. ; wing 2'75 in. ; tail 3 in. ; tarsus '52 in. 



'* The tail and tarsus thus appear proportionally longer than 

 in the other species. The bill at front is "5 in., and at base 

 •75 in.'' — Beavan (1. c.) 



As suggested by a foot note, the absence of the black gorget is 

 accidental, as the males which I have examined are all provided 

 with it. The other distinctive features, however, exist in the 

 specimens which I have examined. 



