22 H. H. Godwin- Austen — Sixth Lid of Birds from the [No. 1, 



The discovery of this interesting bird in this part of India is note- 

 worthy, as I do not believe it has hitherto been obtained any where in 

 India, certainly never recorded. Up to the present it has been only known 

 as a native of Japan, Sumatra, Philippines, Arrakan (Eamri Island), 

 Ceylon and the Nicobars (Hume). The specimen, a male, agrees well with 

 Mr. A. 0. Hume's excellent description from the last-named locality in 

 " Stray Feathers, Vol. II, p. 313." Mr. Chennell's dimensions in the 

 flesh are " wing 107, tail 5, tarsus 3-0, bill at front 1-9. Bill dark horny;" 

 these I have checked and find correct, the wing I make exactly 11*0. 

 The tarsus of the Nicobar bird appears to be very much shorter than in 

 Schlegel's description and in this specimen from Assam. 



950. Saecidioei^is mela-NONOtus, Pennant- 

 There is a head of this species in Mr. Chennell's collection from Upper 

 Assarii. 



*981. LAErs EiDiBTJN"DTJS, Linn. 

 *987. Steena melanogastea, Temminck. 



Notes on Species recorded informer Lists. 



79. Athene CTJcrLoiDES. 

 Mr. Chennell writes me an interesting account connected with the 

 habits of this bird " One evening last January while in search of I^olyplec- 

 " iron, several of which were calling about my camp at Gorhanga, I came 

 " upon two birds struggling desperately on the ground. I shot both, one 

 " turned out to be an owl, Athene cuculoides ? and the other a thrush 

 " Myiophonus temminckii S . The little owl had so furiously attacked the 

 " thrush that even in death its strong talons were firmly fixed in the 

 "victim's back." 



157. PiCTJS Macei. 

 In the colour of the ear-coverts there is, I find, very great variance 

 from pure white to pale earthy brown ; they are white in a female from 

 Sadiya. 



311. MUSCICAPULA iESTIGMA. 



The young bird is dull umber-brown above, the feathers tipped pale 

 rufous and edged darkly, giving it a very speckly appearance. Upper 

 tail coverts rufous umber. Secondary coverts forming a narrow wing bar, 

 3 last secondaries edged in the same way. Beneath white, some of the 

 feathers tipped dark brown. Wings and tail ashy umber-brown. 



From Shillong Peak. July, {ex coll. Chennell.) 



