28 A FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS 



As I have already stated, Vol. I, p. 453 and Vol. III., p. 83, 

 I do not at present know what to do with these several red 

 interscapularied Coucals ; there are the birds from Dacca, the 

 Doon, and Upper Pegu with wings of from 7*6 to 8, which 

 I have called provisionally intermedins, and there are the 

 others from Sindh and Sikhiin with wings from 9" to 9 '5, 

 which I have called maximus ; both these races have the bills 

 smaller than in what I take to be true eurycercus from Sumatra, 

 and both of them have the tails decidedly green. These 

 Cachar birds are similar in color, &c, to intermedins and maxi- 

 mus, but have the wings about 8*5. Perhaps we may be 

 able hereafter to throw these all into one species in which 

 case they would stand as intermedins, or to go a step further 

 and include them all under eurycercus. 



218.— Centrococcyx bengalensis, Gmel. 



"This Coucal arrives here about the beginning of June and 

 departs at the close of the rains ; breeds from Juue till Septem- 

 ber. Like C. eurycercus it makes its nest in a clump of tall grass 

 or reeds, the nest resembles a round ball of grass with a hole 

 in the side as an entrance. The eggs are generally six in 

 number, round, and perfectly white. — J. I/' 



I enter these specimens under this name somewhat doubt- 

 fully ; they are apparently of the same species as I have from 

 Dacca. Their wings measure from 5'25 to 5'7 ; the tails are 

 under 1' 0; the tarsi from 1*35 to 1*4 ; the hind claw from 

 less than 1*0 to 11. In no specimen are the upper tail-coverts 

 very much developed. 



225.— iEthopyga miles, Hodgs. 



" This pretty Honey-sucker is very common all the year 

 but I have never seen its nest. — J. I." 



This is identical with specimens from Sikhim. 



233 bis.— Anthreptes singalensis, Gmel. (For de- 

 scription vide Vol. III., p. 86). 



" This Honey-sucker is very common, but is more generally 

 met with in the cold months. — J. I." 



254 bis.— Upupa longirostris, Jerd. {Vide Vol. III., 

 p. 89.) 



rt Very common from January to April, at other times seldom 

 seen. —J. I/' 



One specimen from Cachar is typical longirostris, bill 2'6 

 at front, plumage very rufous, not a trace of a white antepen- 



