BIRDS OB' THE KHASIA HILLS. 971 



1278. Osmotreron bicincta. — The Orange-breasted Green Pigeon. 

 Common. 



1281. Treron nepalensis. — The Thick-billed Green Pigeon. 

 Common. 



1282. Sphenocercus apicicaoda. — The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon. 

 Common. 



1283. Sphenocercds sphenurus. — The Kokla Green Pigeon. 

 Common. 



1284. Carpophaga .enea. — The Green Imperial Pigeon. 



Not rare. The Imperial Pigeons keep almost entirely to evergreen forest, 

 though solitary figs and other fruit trees will take them far out of their usual 

 habitats. 



1286. Ducula insignis. — Hodgson's Imperial Pigeon. 

 Almost common. I have seen fully fifty of these birds at once on a single 

 Ficus standing in oak forest on Jowai. 



1304. Turtur orientalis. — The Rufous Turtle-Dove. 

 Common in parts. 



1307. Turtur suratensis.— The Spotted Dove. 

 Common. 



1312. Magropygia tusalia. — The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove. 

 Rare. 



Order GALLING. 

 Family PHASIANID2E. 

 1324. Pavo cristatus. — The Common Peafowl. 

 Formerly very common, now rare. 



1327. Polyplectrum ciiiNQurs. — The Grey Peacock-Pheasant. 

 Common in suitable parts. This bird keeps so much to dense scrub jungle 



in ravines and evergreen forests and is so shy that it appears to be much 

 more rare than it really is. 



1328. Gallus ferrugineus.— The Bed Jungle-fowl. 

 Common. 



1339. Genn.eus horsfieldi. — .The Black-breasted Kalij Pheasant. 

 Common. The birds of these parts seem very small compared with North 

 Cachar specimens, but a series is necessary for comparison. 



1352. Bambusicola fytchii.— The Western Bamboo-Partridge. 

 Common. 



1354. Excalfactoria chinensis. — The Blue-breasted Quail. 

 . Fairly common. This little quail is sometimes trapped and kept in confine- 

 ment by the Khasias ; it appears to be very readily lamed. 



1365. Arboricola atrigularis. — The White-3heeked Hill-Partridge. 

 Fairly common. Other species of Wood-partridge will probably also be 

 found here. 



1372. Francolinus vulgaris. — The Black Partridge. 

 Common near the Kopili. I have specimens here taken in Shillong which 



