458 THE LACCADIVES AND THE WEST COAST. 
216.—Zanclostomus viridirostris, Jerd. 
This species also occurs in the Northern half, at any rate, of 
Ceylon. 
234.—Arachnechthra asiatica, Lath. 
255.—Upupa nigripennis, Gould. 
The specimen procured approaches closely to MV. longirostris 
of Burmah; it is a female with a bill 2°3 at front, and not the 
faintest trace of any pale colour intervening between the chesnut 
of the body of the crest feathers and their black tips. 
265.—Tephrodornis ponticeriana, Gmel. See S. F., 
Vol. L., p. 435. 
The Ramesuram specimens at first appear rather to con- 
travert the theory propounded loc. cit. The entire upper sur- 
face is earth brown without the least tendency to grey ; the 
supercilia are large and well marked ; the cheek and earpatch 
contrast well with the color of the upper surface ; but if the 
map is looked to, it will be seen that Ramesuram belongs 
geographically to the» flat lowland eastern coast district, the 
fauna of which is much more closely allied to that of 
Central and Upper India, whereas the birds from Anjango, 
which so closely resemble the Ceylonese affinis, belong to the 
western mountainous heavy rainfall tract, which assimilates 
closely in its physical conditions to many parts of ‘ Ceylon.” 
278.—Dicrurus albirictus, Hodgs. 
287.—Artamus fuscus, Veil. 
288.—Tchitrea paradisi, Lin. 
432 bis.—-Malacocircus striatus, Sw. 
Identical with Ceylonese specimens 
438.—Chatarrhea caudata, Dum. 
460 dis.—Otocompsa fuscicaudata, Gould. 
467.—Iora zeylonica, Gmel. 
475.—Copsychus saularis, Zin. 
A male has a black margin to both. webs of the 4th pair 
of lateral tail feathers (counting from the exterior) from the 
base almost to the tips, thus approaching C. musicus of the 
Malayan regions. 
530.—Orthotomus longicaudatus, Giel. 
600.—Corydalla rufula, Vieitl. 
