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Additional Motes on the Abi-fauna of the Andanin 
aslauds. 
Stnce the publication of my paper on the avi-fauna of the 
Islands of the Bay of Bengal,* a very large number of speci- 
mens, chiefly from the Andamans, have, owing to the kindness of 
General D. Stewart, Captain’ Wimberley, and Mr. A. I’. de Roep- 
storff, passed through my hands. 
Several good species, Ephialtes modestus, Emberiza pusilla, 
Tringa crassirostris, and Strix de Roepstorffi, have been added 
to the list, as also one doubtful one AHypotenidia abnormis. I 
have now to add three others—Accipiter nisus, Cuculus canorus, 
and Gelochelidon anglica. Some species that were doubtful 
have proved to beinvalid like Janthenas nicobarica, Geocichla an- 
damanensis, and Megapodius trinkutensis ; others again, such as 
dlcedo Beavani (entered by me as A. astatica), Halcyon saturatior, 
Pelargopsisintermedia, Hypotenidia obscuriora, Turnix albiventris, 
have proved in my opinion valid species. 
As to several species, e.g. Milvus govinda, Pastor roseus, and 
Pelecanus philippensis, the further experience of several years 
confirms the view that I originally took that these cannot be 
considered as pertaining to the ornis of these islands, though a 
straggler of one or other of them may possibly have occurred there. 
Of some species again the continued failure to procure any 
further information, e,g., Hirundo andamanensis and Oreocincla 
inframarginata, strengthens the conviction that there has pos- 
sibly been some mistake in regard to them. 
It is quite certain now that Acridotheres fuscus and every 
other species introduced. by Colonel Tytler, with the exception of 
Acridotheres tristis and Pavo cristatus, have entirely died out. 
I have jotted down from time to time a few further notes in 
regard to the avi-fauna of these islands which have occurred 
to me in examining the numerous collections which have been 
kindly submitted to me, and I take this opportunity of now 
putting these on record. 
T have entered the names of all species not included in my 
first list (II, p. 139,) in antique type. 
8.—Faleo peregrinus, Gmel. 
To General Stewart I am indebted for a specimen of this 
species procured at Port Blair. We saw the species at Pre- 
paris, and Dr. Armstrong lately obtained a specimen at Diamond 
Island, not far from Cape Negrais, so that the route by which 
this species (and probably the severa] Accipiters) arrive at the 
Andamans is pretty clear. 
- See Vol. II, p. 139, ef seg.: see also Vol. II., p. 489, p. 490, e¢ seg. p. 531; Vol- 
III, p. 264, p. 280, p. 327, and pp. 389, 390. 
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