80 The Andamans and Nicobars. — V. Ball, 



MACBOFYGINJE. 

 96 — (791 bis). — Macropygia rufipennis, Blyth. 



Andamans.— T. and B., Ibis, N. 8., Ill, p. 332 ; Ball, J. A. S. B., 



XLI, Ft. II, p. 287. 

 Nicohars.— Blyth, J. A. S. B., XV, p. 371 ; Pelzeln, Beise der 



Novara, Vogel, p. 109 ; Ball, J. A. S. B-, XXXIX, Ft. II, p. 32. 



Originally described by Mr. Blytb as follows : — " Most closely 

 allied to M. phasianella of Australia^ but rather smaller in all 

 its proportions^ and best distinguished by the uniform bright 

 rufous hue of the entire under surface of the wings, which 

 occupies the whole of each feather, except towards its tip. The 

 primaries are also somewhat broadly margined with the same. 

 There is really no other difference ; but another species, M. 

 Amhoinensis of Java and the Moluccas, differs only from 

 M. phasianella in its much inferior size/^ — Blyth. 



Of three specimens recently received by the Indian Museum 

 from the Andamans, two, marked males, "have the rufous of the 

 neck, upper part of the back, breast and abdomen barred with 

 dark-brown slightly undulating lines, which are close and distinct 

 to the breast ; thence to the vent they are wider apart, broken 

 and fainter. In a fourth specimen, which is somewhat smaller, 

 and may be either a young bird or the female, the bars are 

 confined to the back of the neck. The rufous of the wing- 

 coverts, edges of the wings, throat and abdomen is of a deeper 

 tint approaching to bay.''^ 



Measurements in inches — 



$ Length 14*5 ; wing 7'5 ; bill at front '6 ; tarsus '9. 



TUBTUBIN^. 



97— (795 Us). — Turtur tigrinus, Tem., nee T. 

 Chinensis, Scop. 



Nicohars.— BlytJi, J. A. S. B., XV, p. 372; Mouat's App.,p. 362. 

 AccoEDiNG to Blyth, Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 150, this 

 differs from Suratensis only in wanting the two conspicuous pale 

 spots at the extremity of each feather of the mantle. — Vide on 

 this subject /. A. S. B., XXXIX, Ft. II, 1870, p. 332. 



98— (797).— Turtur humilis, Temm. 



Andamans. — Blyth, Mouat's App.,p. 362; T. and B., Ibis, N. S., 

 III,p. 332 ; Ball, J. A. S. B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872, ^j. 287. 



BEAPINJE. 

 99 — (798).— Ghalcophaps Indicus, Linn. 



Andamans. — Blyth, Mouat's App., p. 362 ; T. and B., Ibis, N. S., 

 Ill, p. 332; Ball, J. A. S. B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872,^. 287. 

 Is said to be very abundant. 



