The Andamans and Nicobars,— V. Ball. 83 



may be represented by the syllables kioukj kiouk_, kok^ kok, kok, 

 &e., ad inf. 



I regret to say that I did not ascertain anything in addition 

 to what was previously known and published regarding the 

 nidification of this curious bird. The eggs are deposited in 

 mounds of soil and rubbish and artificially hatched by the heat 

 produced by the decomposing vegetable matter,' The chick is 

 fully fledged when hatched, and it is believed has mainly to 

 take care of itself, being independent of the old birds. 



No case, so far as I am aware, is on record of this bird having 

 been found north of the Nicobar Group of Islands. It seems 

 to be another link binding the Nicobar with the Malayan rather 

 than the Indian avifauna. 



For the information of the residents at the settlement on 

 Camorta^ should this meet their eyes, I would add that this is 

 the bird which is known under the several aliases of grouse, 

 peacock, and pheasant, and that both birds and eggs are far 

 too valuable to be consigned to the pot, as I found had been the 

 case at the time of my visit. 



CEABADBIDjE. 

 103 — (842). — Glareola orientalis, Leach. 



Andamans.— Ball, J. A. 8. B., XLI, Ft. II, 1872,^. 287. 



104— (845).— Charadrius longipes, Temm. 



Andamans.— Ball, J. A. S. B., XLI, 1872, Ft. II, p. 287. 

 Nicohars. — [C. pluvialis, L.) Pelz., Seise der Novara, Vogel, ^.115. 



105— (846).— .ffigialitis GeofFroyi, TFagler. 



Andamans.— Ball, J. A. 8. B., XLI, 1872, Ft. II, p. 288. 



106— (847).— ?.ffigialitis mongolicus, Fall./' ^. 

 pyrrJiothorax, Tern. 



Andamans. — T. and B., Ibis, N. 8., Ill, p. 332. 

 Colonel Tytlee only obtained a distant view of the bird thus 

 identified, so that it may have been the preceding species which 

 he saw. 



107— (845 jf^r).— Eudromiasveredus, Gould; P.Z. S., 

 1848, p. 38. 



Andamans.— Ball, J. A. 8 B., XLL Ft. II, 1872,2?. 288. 

 As this bird is quite new to the Indian avifauna, I shall give 

 Mr. Harting's description of the species published in the Ibis, 

 N. S., VI, 1870, p. 209. 



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