14 H. H. Godwin-Austen — Sixth List of Birds f 7^0 m the [No. 1, 



This bird is, I think, nearest to B. Javensis, B. ajjfinis apparently not 

 having any white in front of the eye. 



On my submitting this paper and the specimen to Lord Tweeddale he 

 thus wrote to me, — " This Naga Hill example of the genus, Batrachostomus 

 *^ without doubt belongs to the B. Javensis (Horsf. ex Java). I have criti- 

 " cally compared the two and cannot detect any difference. It may turn 

 " out to be Mr. Hume's B. castaneus, in which case B. Hodgsoni will be- 

 *' come a synonym of B. Javensis. It is a large form of B. arffinis, but the 

 " white on the throat seems to extend higher up, as it does in the Javan 

 *' species and in B. cornutus of Sumatra and Borneo." Lord Tweeddale 

 does not concur with me regarding the white mark in front of the eye, and 

 says, " it is just as strongly marked in my examples of B. ajflnis.''^ 



130. Halcyon pileata, Bodd. 

 H. atricapillus, Gmel. — Jerdon, Birds of India, Vol. I, p. 226. 

 ^ L. about 10-3, W. 4-9, T. 4-0, t. 058, Bf. 2'3, Bill from nostril 2-15. 

 The dimensions of the length and wing are much smaller than those 

 given by Dr. Jerdon. 



133. Cetx tridacttla, Pallas. 

 Dr. Jerdon informed me that he saw this species in a small stream 

 close under the village of Cherra Piinji, but as I never got it myself, I 

 did not record it. Mr. A. W. Chennell has two specimens he shot on the 

 Umthunna Kiver, N. Khasi Hills. 



*135«5. Alcedo geat^dis, Blyth. 

 Also got on the Buri Dihing. 



*137. Certle guttata, Vigors. 

 Tenga Pani and Buri Dihing. 



147. Pal^oenis eupateius, Lin. 

 L. 21, W. 81, T. 13-5, t. 0-8, Bf. 15, Bg. 1-2. 



Bill deep red. Legs and feet orange yellow. 

 N. Khasi Hills, December, (Chennell). 



*152«5. PALiEOENIS MELANOEHTNCHIJS, Wagler. 



*171. Gecintts steiolatus, Blyth. 



210. SUENICULIJS DICEITEOIDES, HodgSOn. 



Mr. Chennell has two specimens from the N. Khasi Hills of this 

 curiously plumaged bird, so like the king-crow. 

 Length 10-0, W. 5-5, T. 575, t. 07, Bf. O'S. 



