VICINITY OF KHANDALA, &c. 255 
145.— Tockus griseus.—Khandala by the reversing station. 
148.—Paleornis torquatus.—Common. 
149.—Palwornis purpureus—Common along the _ hills. 
Vists the Dakhan at some seasons in flocks. 
151.—Paleornis columboides.—Western slopes of the Sahya- 
dris, at least as far north as Khandala. 
153.—Loriculus vernalis.—Western slopes of the Sahyadris, 
at least as far north as Khandala. 
160.— Picus mahrattensis.—Every where, but not abundant. 
164.—Yungpicus Hardwickii.—Goa forests. Mr. Bruce 
obtained one at Mahabaleshwar. 
166.—Chrysocolaptes gutticristatus.—All along the Sahyadris. 
179.—Micropternus gularis—Khandala and Mahabaleshwar 
on western declivities. 
181.—Brachypternus chrysonotus.—W estern slopes from Khan- 
dala to Goa frontier. 
188.— Yuna torquilla.—Sparingly about Ahmednagar. 
193 éis—Megalema inornata.—Western base of the Sahya- 
dris. Not usually found far up the hill sides. 
194.—Megalema_ viridis—Khandala, &e. on the top and 
along the sides of the hills. 
197.—Megalema hemacephala—Common. 
198.—Megalema malabarica.—Sawant Wade forests. 
201.—Cucu!lus poliocephalus.— Ahmednagar. 
202.— Cuculus sonneratit.—Khandala. 
203.—Cuculus micropterus.—Ahmednagar. 
205.—Mierococcyx varius.—Common. 
208.—Ololygon passerinus— Ahmednagar and Goa frontier, 
but seldom obtained. 
212.—Coccystes Jacobinus.—Ahmednagar, Mahabaleshwar. 
214.—Endynamys honorata.a—Everywhere. Abundant at 
Belgaum. 
217.—Centropus rufipennis.—Common. 
222.— Taccocua affinis.—Throughout this region, but rare. 
226.—dthopyga Vigorsi.—Mahabaleshwar and Khandala. 
They began to appear in the valleys and on the western slopes 
of the hills in April. At that time none had finished moulting. 
By the middle of May they were abundant in certain localities 
where Loranthus obtusatus is (common). It is at that time in 
full flower. The fine dress of these birds is then in perfection. 
Jerdon describes them as having “a stripe, from the chin to 
the breast, shining violet.’ He should have said, a stripe oz 
each side. The scarlet of the breast of the mature male is 
always mingled with yellow strie, caused by some of the tips 
of the scarlet feathers being yellow. In some birds the yellow 
rump patch is washed with vermillion. The iris is red brown. I 
Rig 
