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unceasing din of not unpleasing chatter. Male birds measure 
in the flesh :— 
Length, 13°75 to 14°5 ; expanse, 19°25 to 20°5 ; tail from vent, 
6:7 to 7°5 ; wing, 6°6 to 6°8; tarsus, °65to°7; bill from gape, ‘9 
to 1. 
Females. —Length, 13°5 to 14:2 ; expanse, 19 to 20; wing, 6°5 
to 6:7; tail from vent, 7 to 7:3 ; tarsus, ‘6 to ‘7; bill from gape, 
85 to 1. 
In both sexes the irides are pearly white; the legs and 
feet, greenish grey. Inthe adult male the upper mandible 
is bright vermilion red, tipped more or less with yellowish 
white, while in the adult females and young males it is dusky 
black, in both sexes the lower mandible is black. 
153.—Loriculus vernalis, Sparrm. 
The Indian Lorikeet was by no means abundant. I have only 
met with it in the thin forest jungle at Elephant Point and near 
China-Ba-keer. The birds are very active little creatures, 
and have a curious habit of ascending the branch of a tree in a 
spiral path, making numerous circuits of the stem before reach- 
ing the extremity. Their cry is harsh and discordant. The 
following are the measurements of three specimens recorded in 
the flesh :— 
Length, 5°55 to 5°75 ; expanse, 8°75 to 9°6; wing, 3:4 to 3°6; 
tail from vent, 1°55 to 1°7; tarsus, 0°45 to 0°5; bill from gape, 
0:45 to 0°5. 
The irides are white; bill, orange yellow; legs and feet, 
yellow ; claws, dusky brown. 
157 ter.—Picus analis, Horsf.—(Vide 8. F. III, 57.) 
This species was only met with in the thin tree jungle close 
to Elephant Point, where it was decidedly rare. Two females 
measured in the flesh :— 
Length, 7 to 7:3; expanse, 11:5 to 11°6; tail from vent 2:5; 
wing, 3°9 to 3°8; tarsus. °65 to ‘7; bill from gape, 1 to °95. 
Irides, dark brown ; bill, dull greenish black; legs and feet, 
dusky greyish black ; claws, black. 
163 0is.—Yungipicus canicapillus, Blyth—(Vide 
S. F., III, 59.) 
This species appears to be extremely local in its distribution. 
Thave only met with it in a patch of tall willow-like trees 
(“‘ Sonneratia apetala”’), growing in a tidal jungle a few miles 
from Elephant Point. During the mornings and evenings they 
occurred in great abundance amongst the branches of these 
trees, but during the heat of the day they always retired for 
