﻿174 Godwin-Austen — fourth list of Birds from the [No. 3, 



8255. Arbortcola intermedia, Blyth. 

 In my 2nd list I recorded A. ruforjularis, Blytli, from N. Cachar ; 

 this I now find, on obtaining another specimen in the Naga Hills, to be in- 

 termedia^ originally described as probably from Arakan (J. A. S. B., XXIV, 

 p. 377). But A. rvfogularis w'lW still remain on the list with a new locality, 

 the Naga Hills, where Captain Butler obtained a $ , which at the time 

 I could not make out from never having met with it before. Intermedia 

 may be known at once by the plain, unbarred back and by the absence of 

 the black separating the rufous of the neck from the grey of the breast ; it 

 is in front spotless, but has large round black spots on the side of neck. 

 Dimensions of intermedia^ Blyth, from Naga Hills : 



W, 5-75," T. 2-6," t. 1-7,'' Bf. 07, mid-toe and -claw, 1-82/' 

 Legs red. Bill black. 



A. rifogularis, 2 , from ISTaga Hills, legs pale fleshy violet, measures — • 

 W. 5-32,'' T. 2-5," t. 1-58,'' Bf. 0-6," mid-toe and -claw, 1-75.'' 

 I found the nest oi Arhoricola in the forest at the head of the Jhiri 

 River, N. Cachar, constructed close in under the large root of a tree near 

 the base ; it was lined with dry leaves which then (March) strewed the 

 ground and contained three eggs of a light brown colour. 



833. TuRNix OCELLATUS, Scop. 

 ShiUong, Khasi Hills. 



834. TuRNix DussuMiERii, Temm. 

 Naga Hills. 



835. TuRNix Stkesii, A. Smith. 

 Khasi Hills. 



895. ToTANUS STAGNATiLis, Bechstein. 

 Munipur, in March. 



90Sfl^. PoRZANA BICOLOR, Walden. 

 The original specimen, from which the description was made by Lord 

 Walden, came from Darjiling. It was very interesting to find it again 

 occurring in the Khasi Hills (June). I got it in a small piece of marshy 

 ground in the station of ShiUong, together with the species of Porzana 

 that follow. Bill glaucous green with slight tinge of red near base of 

 mandibles and tipped grey ; irides crimson -red, orbits red ; legs pale dullish 

 Vermillion. 



L. 8-75,'' W. 4-4," T. 24," t. 1-5/' Bf. 0.9." 

 Mid-toe and -claw, 1-75," hind-toe and -claw, 0-65." 

 Two specimens were brought to me alive by a Khasia with one egg^ 

 which he said was that of this bird ; it measures 1-4" in major diameter, 



