The Andamans and Nicobars. — V. Ball. 77 



(apparently) orpiment-yellow. Length approaching to nine 

 inches; of wing four inches and a quarter to four and a half; 

 and tail three and a quarter to three and a half inches ; bill to 

 gape nearly an inch and a quarter inches ; and tarse an inch." 



86— (690 his).— -Odlomi^ panayensis, Scop.; C. cantor, 

 Gml., vide Ibis, 3rd ISeries, Vol. 1, 1871,^5. 176. 



Andamans. — T. and £., Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 330. 

 Above and below lustrous metallic green; wings and tail 

 black, with a green gloss. The females and young have the 

 under parts whitish, with dusky streaks. 



87— (690 /er).-— Calornis affinis, A. Hay. 



Andamans.— T. and B.,Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 330; Ball, J. A. 8. 



B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872, f 285. 

 Nicobars.— Blyth, J. A. 8 B., XV, 1846, pp. 36 and 369 ; Pelz., 

 Beise der Novara, Vogel, 1865,^. 86. 

 Mr. Blyth distinguishes this bird as follows : — 

 " Differs from the Malayan C. cantor in its larger size, 

 the wing being four inches to four and a quarter instead of three 

 and a half to three and five-eighths ; and tail three inches to 

 three and a quarter instead of two inches and a half; tarsus 

 seven- eighths instead of three quarters of an inch; and bill 

 about the same in both ; plumage of the two species absolutely 

 similar at all ages, and glossed as brightly in fine specimens 

 of either.'" 



" Not uncommon on the main island. I obtained the young 

 in August.''— (R. C. T). 



88— (690). — Pastor roseus, Linn. 



Andamans.— T. and B., Ibis, N. 8., Ill, 1867, p. 331. 

 " Several of these birds arrive in flocks in January.'' 



89— (693). — Eulabes intermedia, A.Say ; E. Anda- 

 manensis, Tytler. 



Andamans. — {E. intermedia, A. Hay), Blyth, Mouat's App., p. 369 ; 

 (_£". Andamanensis, Tytler), T. and JB., Ibis, N. 8., Ill, p -331 ; Vise. 

 Walden, ibidem, note; Ball, J. A. 8. B., XXXIX, Ft. II, p. 242 ; 

 ibidem, XLI, 1872, Ft. II. p. 286. 

 Nicobars. — (Gracula Javanensis, Osbeck), Blyth, J.A.S.B., XV, 1846, 

 pp.^\ and 369; {Gracula intermedia,A. Hay, Mouats App.,p. 359; 

 (6r. Javana, Cuv.), Pelz., Beise der Novara, Vogel, p. 88 ; {JE. Anda- 

 manensis, A. Hay), Ball, J. A. 8. B., XXXIX, Ft. II, p. 31. 

 In my previous papers I have, on the authority of Lord 

 Walden, treated the Andaman-Nicobar species of Eidabes as being 

 distinct from the Indian intermedia. I have now, however, had 

 an opportunity of bringing together sixteen specimens of 

 Eulabes from the following localities : — Andamans 3, Nicobars 3, 

 Malacca 6, Wellesley Province 1, Garrow Hills 2, Darjiling 1. 

 Out of these, four, said to be from Malacca, may be at once put 



