290 AVIFAUNA OF CHOTA NAGPUR. 



lity in its having been obtained in Manbhum, and consequent- 

 ly add it to the list. 



Mr. Levin, who was my informant regarding the occurrence 

 of Ceyx tridactyla, Pallas, tells me now that he has not met 

 with what he supposed to be it since and thinks that he must 

 have been mistaken, so that I was probably right in not includ- 

 ing it. 



307.— Hydrocissa albirostris, Shaw. (141.) 



When writing of H. coronata I gave my reasons for sup- 

 posing that II. albirostris might also be found to occur in 

 Chota Nagpur. Last year, in December, I was able to place 

 the matter beyond the region of doubt by shooting a specimen 

 at Lobloi near Lanigarh in the south of the Division. It 

 formed one of a small party in an old grove of mango trees. 

 In the same tract of country I also met with coronata, so that 

 here the two species overlap each others limits. 



Further to the south in Sambalpur coronata was very 

 abundant. The measurements of two fine males of the latter 

 species I give here as they were taken in the flesh, those 

 previously published being from dried skins. 



A. Total lgth. 36 6"; tl. 115"; wg. 13.5"; cqe.*91' ; bill from gape 72" mid toe with claw 24" 



B. „ „ 36-5"; „ U-5"; „ 13-8"; „ 8 3"; „ „ „ 8"; „ „ „ „ 2"1" 



The very large and excessively black casque of A. made the 

 bird remarkable in a flock of 6 or 7 individuals. 



Iris orange-maroon. The stomachs contained fruit only. 



Yunx torquilla, Lin. (188.) 



The Wryneck has been obtained by Mr. Levin in Palamow, 

 but he says it is very rare there, as I also found to be the case 

 in other parts of the Division. 



Coccystes Jacobinus, Bodd. (212.) 



The Pied-crested Cuckoo appears to have been seen more 

 frequently by Mr. Levin in Palamow than by me in the other 

 districts. 



Taccocua affinis, Blyth. (222.) 



Mr. Levin's specimens of Sirkeer from Palamow correspond, 

 he writes, as also did one of mine, with Jerdon's description of 

 this species rather than with that of sirkee. His measurements 

 are : Total length 16"; wing nearly 6" ; tail 8-25". 



Collyrio lahtora, Sykes. (256). 



I inserted the Indian Grey Shrike in my list with a query. 

 Quite recently I received from Captain Grey, Assistant 



* 1015" measured round the curve. 



