The Andamans and Nicobars. — V. Ball. 69 



59— (289).— Tchitrea sp. ? 



Nicohars.—Blyth, J. A. 8. B., XV, p. 370 ; Mouat's App., p. 370. 

 " Doubtless T. affinis, A. Hay." 



MBBVLIBJE. 



60 — (351). — Petrocossyphus cyanus, Linn.; Fetro- 



cincla pandoo, Sykes. 



Jndamans. — Blyth, Mouat's App., p. 360. 

 Nicobars. — Pelz., Reise der Novara, Vogel, p.l\, 



61— (356 6is).— Geocichla innotata, Blyth; G. 



alhogularu^ Blyth. 



Andamans.— Myth, J. A. S. B., XXVII, 1858, p. 270; Mouat's App., 



p. 360. 

 Nicobars.— Blyth, J. A. S. B., XVI, p. 146; Ball, J. A. S. 

 B., XXXIX, Ft. II, 1870, p. 31. 



" Resembles G. citrina, but has the ferruginous colour of the 

 head and under parts, aud the ash colour of its upper parts, 

 more intense ; no white upon the wings, and the lower tail- 

 coverts only (not the vent) are white. From the Malayan Penin- 

 sula'''' " What I take to be two females of the same 



species from the Nicobar Islands have the throat white, and some 

 white at the sides of the vent ; the wings, rump, and tail only 

 are deep ashy, the back and scapularies being olive-green, much 

 as in the female of G. citrina. These are also smaller than the 

 Malayan bird, the wing being but four inches, and the rest in 

 proportion, whereas the Malayan (supposed male) has the wing 

 four inches and a half. Should the Nicobar bird prove distinct, 

 it might stand as G. alhogularis, nobis." 



Subsequently Mr. Blyth identifiedboth Andaman and Nico- 

 bar specimens with innotata. 



Measurements of an Andaman specimen: length 7*3; wing 

 4"5 j bill at front '7 ; tarsus I'l inch. 



62 — (369 bis). — Turdus rufulus,* Drapiez; T.modes- 

 tus, JEyton. 



Andamans. — Blyth, Mouat's App., p. 360; Jerd. B. of I., vol. Ijp.bZl. 



" Back, wing-coverts, and crown of the head olivaceous brown ; 

 wing-coverts of the primaries tipped with white ; primaries and 

 tail brown; throat, round the eyes, and abdomen white; the latter 

 sparsely spotted with cinereous; sides of the head and lower 

 part of the breast ashy ; flanks and upper part of the breast 

 ferruginous; upper mandible and feet brown, lower mandible 

 yellow." — Eyton. 



Length 8*75; bill *58; tarsus 1-16 inches. 



* 1 pallidus, Gmel. — Ed. 



