366 NOTES ON SOME BIRDS COLLECTED ON THE NILGHIRIS 
270bis.—Grauculus macii, Less. The Large Cuckoo. 
shrike. 
Rarer than the preceding species, but found in the same 
localities. 
272.—Pericrocotus flammeus, forst. The Orange 
Minivet. 
Common in the Wynaad and lower slopes of the Nilghiris. 
It gets less numerous the higher one ascends, and it may be 
practically said to stop about the elevation of Coonoor, though 
IT have on two or three occasions seen it as high up as Oota- 
camund. 
276.—-Pericrocotus peregrinus, Zin. The Small 
Minivet. 
I have occasionally met with this species in the Wynaad 
and at the foot of the Nilghiris, but it is rare. 
277.—Pericrocotus erythropygius, Jerd. The White- 
bellied Minivet. 
I have only met with this species in the thorny scrub at 
the foot of the Seegore Ghat. 
278.—Buchanga atra, Herm. The King Crow. 
Occurs, but somewhat sparingly, on the slopes of the Nilghiris, 
the Wynaad and Mysore. It is, however, not very common, 
and it does not, that I am aware of, go as high up as the 
plateau of the Nilghiris. 
280.—Buchanga longicaudatus, Hay. The Long-tailed 
King Crow. 
This species, like the last, is not very common; it occurs where 
the other does, and I have also not unfrequently procured it in 
the neighbourhood of Ootacamund. It is more of a forest- 
loving species than aéra. 
281.—Buchanga cerulescens, Zin, The White-bellied 
King Crow. 
This species occurs on the lower slopes of, and at the foot 
of the Nilghiris, and in the Wynaad and Mysore. 
It is not a forest bird, but frequents thorny scrub and - 
bamboo jungle as a rule, and comparatively open spaces. 
