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" The irides were brown ; the bill, fleshy horny above; the edges 

 of the upper mandible and the whole of the lower mandible, 

 light fleshy ; gape and inside of the mouth, yellow ; eyelids, plum- 

 beous ; legs, feet, and claws, pinkish." 



631.— Zosterops palpebrosa, Tem. 



Specimens sent by Captain Feilden appear to me identical 

 with Indian ones. 



645.— Parus caesius, Tick. 



Specimens sent by Captain Feilden are absolutely identical 

 with specimens from Southern and Northern India. 



650. — Melanochlora sultanea, JSodgs. 



Pegu specimens are identical with others from Sikhim and 

 Bhootan. 



Mr. Oates says : " This species is common on the hills, 

 generally in pairs, but sometimes in small flocks. The males 

 seem rather larger than the females. Some males measured as 

 follows : — 



" Length, 7'9 to 8-3 ; expanse, 12-5 to 13 ; tail, from vent, 3'8 

 to 3-85; wing, 4'15 to 4-3; bill, from gape, 0-69 to 0'7; 

 tarsus, 0'95. 



" A. female measured — 



" Length, 7*7; expanse, 12; tail, from vent, 3*45; wing, 

 3'9; bill, from gape, 0*67; tarsus, # 87. 



" The bill is black ; the inside of the mouth, dark fleshy ; the 

 eyelids, plumbeous ; the irides, dark hazel brown ; legs, dull blue ; 

 claws, dark horny/'' 



660.— Corvus Levaillantii, Leas. 



Pegu birds are inseparable from Indian ones. One specimen 

 has the bill rather more bowed than in any Indian specimen 

 that I possess, resembling in this respect the Andaman birds; 

 another is identical in every respect with one killed at Abbottabad 

 in the extreme north-west frontier. 



Mr. Oates remarks : " This species is common in jungle, 

 away from large towns, in pairs, but at times it assumes the 

 habits of impudicus, collecting in large numbers, and coming 

 into the house to snatch food off the table ; such is the case at 

 my small house at Boulay, where impudicus is comparatively 

 rare. A male measured : Length, 19; expanse, 37; tail, from 

 vent, 7'6; wing, 12-2; bill, from gape, 23; tarsus, 2'3/ J 



663.— Corvus impudicus, Hodgs. 



I refer the Burmese Crow with very great hesitation to the 

 same species as our Indian one. It is no doubt similar in form 



