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Since then three more specimens have been collected by us, 

 one of which Captain Legge obtained from us. 



This bird puzzled us for years, as only one Baza (lojjhotes) 

 had been recorded by Layard, Kelaart, Holdsworth, &c. 



Now as Baza lophotes has never since been procured in Ceylon, 

 we think it not unlikely that this was the one recorded as 

 Baza lophotes by former writers. When in England last year 

 we brought this to the notice of Mr. Sharpe, of the British 

 Museum, and also of Mr. Holdsworth. Here again Mr. 

 Legge, though under a promise to quote us in the case of rare 

 or new species obtained by him from us, ignores us altogether 

 in connection with these late discoveries, several of which are 

 in reality ours. 



Nisaetus pennatus, Gm. 



Here again is a discovery of ours made } T ears ago. Tt was 

 from us that a specimen of this Eagle was obtained by Mr. 

 Legge, yet without the slightest recognition of this fact. He 

 says : " My specimen is an adult male, and was killed in 

 the upland of Doombera near Kandy." 



This is the very specimen he had from us, and which was 

 collected by ourselves. 



Petrocossyphus cyaneus, Lin. 



As stated by Captain Le^e, Mr. Thomas Farr has the 

 merit of discovering this bird. We have seen no example 

 except the first specimen procured by Mr. Farr at Kaduganava 

 and prepared for him by us. 



Some remarks on t&e gnto Species of % $cnus 

 iol&ocibom 



Volvocivora neglecta. 



Intermediate in colour between V. melasckistus and V. melanoptera 

 vel avensis, but much smaller than either ; wing in the largest male 

 417. Outermost tail feather only, at most, 075, and generally only 

 about 0*55 shorter than central tail feathers. 



There is a small race of Cuckoo Shrikes which I have only 

 yet met with in the extreme south of the Tenasserim Provin- 

 ces, which I cannot identify with any known species, and which 

 I think it well to distinguish under the above name. I have 



