40 A FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS 



30 feet from the ground. It contained 2 young birds newly 

 hatched. The nest consisted of a very few sticks and a few 

 stiff grasses. — J. I." 



The fact of the nest containing 2 young ones is notewor- 

 thy. (See Nests and Eggs, Rough Draft, p. 496, for the num- 

 ber of eggs laid by other Carpophagas, &c.) 



793.— Turtur meena, Sykes. 



11 This Turtle Dove is rather common throughout the year. 

 I have not seen its nest. It is often met with along the banks 

 of rivers. — J. I." 



The under tail-coverts are a less dark slatey grey than in 

 what I consider the typical Turtur meena. 



798.— Chalcophaps indica, Lin. 



l< The Emerald Dove is rare, I have only seen it in jungle, it 

 flies at a great rate, and it is difficult to procure a bird without 

 losing half of its feathers, as they are so easily knocked 

 out. — J. I." 



803 quat.— Polyplectron chinquis, Tern. 



u The Peacock Pheasant is quite common all over the district. 

 I have not yet obtained a female. It is very shy and seldom 

 seen, but may be heard calling nearly all the year during 

 the early morning. It breeds about May. The male when 

 calling perches on a branch about 6 feet from the ground, 

 and is easily approached by following the sound. — J. 1" 



I am very uncertain as to what specific name this species 

 should bear. Two males were sent of this species ; the speci- 

 mens agree precisely with those obtained iu the Bootan Doars. 

 This species has also been found in various localities in 

 Assam, in Sylhet and Upper or Native Burma, in the Arracan 

 Youma, namely, the hills dividing Arracan from Pegu, and 

 the Youma Doung, the ridge that divides Central Tenasserim 

 from Siam. How far south along this range it extends is un- 

 certain. Davison neither heard of nor saw it as far south as 

 Malewoon. 



This bird is not included by Dr. Jerdon and has not yet been 

 described in " Stray Feathers." The following is a descrip- 

 tion of the male of which I have many specimens. Of the 

 female I have never yet obtained a specimen and can there- 

 fore say little about it : — 



Male. — Length, 25 to 28, according to length of the tail 

 which varies a good deal in different specimens ; wing, 8 to 

 nearly 9; tail, 14 to 17 ; tarsus, 2S to 31: bill from gape, 

 12 to 1-8, 



