GO NOTES. 



Alcippe Magnirostris, Wald., J. A. S. B., Extr. No. 1875, 

 p. 115, (republished in the present No. of S. F., p. 56) is clearly, 

 I think, Alcippe Pliayrei, Blyth, J. A. S. B., Vol. XIV., p. 601, 

 1845. The measurements will be found to agree. The differences 

 on which Lord Walden relies to distinguish his supposed new 

 species from nipalensis, are, it will be seen, almost precisely those 

 which I pointed out as distinguishing A. Phayrei. 



Lord Walden was probably misled by Blyth's remark that 

 " Phayrei, wanting the dark sincipital stripes, is probably the 

 young" of A. nipalensis, but this was an assertion hazarded years 

 afterwards, and without the specimens to compare. As a matter 

 of fact, specimens from both the Arracan and Pegu Yomas and 

 parts of Tenasserim are identical, and in many specimens, as I 

 pointed out long ago, the sincipital stripes are almost obsolete 

 and in an indifferent specimen might be absolutely untraceable. 



Any one who will read Blyth's description and note his 

 dimensions and also l'ead what I have said and the dimensions 

 that Mr. Oates has given (see S. F., Vol. III., p. 116, 117) and 

 then examine Lord Walden's descriptions ot his supposed new 

 species, will, I feel sure, concur that this is nothing but the true 

 Alcippe Phayrei of Blyth. 



Dr. Newman informs me, that the locality where he obtained 

 Pterocles senegallus, referred to by Capt. Butler in his letter of 

 April 4th, 1876 (Vol. IV., p. 508) is the well known Salt Source 

 *' Pokurun" and not " Tookeram," as stated. 



Dr. Newman, also tells me that between Pokurun and the 

 town of Jeysulmere, aud throughout the country south of 

 Jeysulmere for about 20 miles, he found the Spotted Sand 

 Grouse very abundant. This tract of country is hard and 

 stony, but intermingled with sand. In the southern portion 

 of Mulanee (of which Balmeer is the capital) about the Loonee 

 and Jesol, he is pretty certain that they do not occur. The 

 note of this species is, he remarks, very peculiar, it sounds like 

 " Quiddle, quiddle, quiddle," something like the gurgling note 

 produced by blowing through a reed, one end of which is 

 immersed in water. 



At page 493 of Vol. IV., I quoted the best description I 

 could find of dnorrhinns Austeni. 



I find that Mr. Blyth states J. A. S. B. extra number 1875, 

 p. 69, that this species is no other than the Malayan Oranior- 

 rhinus corrugatus ; if so, the species will stand tinder Temminck's 

 name with galerilus, God.-Aust. nee Tern, and Austeni, Jerd., 

 as synonyms. 



