﻿i56 Godwin- Austen — Fourth list of Birds from the [No. 3, 



L. 12^6/' W. 5-9," T. 7-25," t. 1-15," Bf 0-8/' irides very dark brown, 

 legs pale plumbeous. The contents of the stomach of this bird were 3 of 

 the large hairy caterpillars (8|- inches long) so common on the grass-lands 

 in the Khasi Hills. This female had at least 10 eggs in ovary, which 

 presented no very great difference of gradation in size. The caeca were 0*95" 

 in length, intestine 11'5." 



213. COCCTSTES COEOMANDUS, Lin. 



I have received this bird from the Garo Hills and from Hill Tipperah. 



227. Mttlo^ygk GouLDiiB, Vigors. 

 $ obtained at Mezimih, Naga Hills, at head of the Lanier River, at 

 6000 feet. L. 5-8/' W. 2-08," T. 3-18, t. 0-55," Bf 0-58" It has a steel 

 blue spot below the ear-coverts not noticed by Jerdon. The crimson extends 

 over the eye as a supercilium and the lores are black. 



228. ^THOPYGA IGNICATJDA, Hodg. 



This was rather a common bird in the Naga Hills at 5000 feet in 

 January ; generally seen in vicinity of the villages, in its winter dress. In my 

 specimen the breast is not dashed with red at all, being quite plain orange 

 yellow towards abdomen, and the female has no red about her at all. My 

 female specimen has a slight trace of red just appearing on the feathers of 

 the nape and back of neck, I fancy they ascend to breed about 9000 feet. 

 Saturata was common at that altitude in April. 



237. DiciEUM CHRYSORHCEUM, Tcmm. 

 On the Samaguting ridge, NectarinidcB were very common in the winter 

 months, and I obtained this comparatively rare bird near the station in 

 December. The irides are bright red, legs black. 

 L. 3-9," W. 2 3," T. 1-1," t. 0-52,'' Bf. 0-4.'' 



233«. Leptocoma Hasselti, Temminck. 

 From Hill Tipperah j added to my collection by Mr. Ross Mangles, B. 



as. 



242. Pachyglossa melanoxantha, Hodgson. 



Shot at Sopvomah, Naga Hills, in December. 



I was fortunate in discovering this curious form so far to the east- 

 ward in a new locality, it having been hitherto only known from Nipal and, 

 I think, Ceylon. Jerdon says that the upper tail-coverts are green, in my 

 specimen they are concolorous with the back. The irides are red and the 

 legs dark plumbeous. Bill black. 



Wing 2-9/' T. I'S/' t, 0'6," Bf. 0-3." 



