1869.] of Central, Western and Southern India. 175 



F. Phayrei. There are other cases of the representation in Upper 

 Burma alone of Hindustan species, not found in the intervening country. 

 Family Dicrurid^;. 

 281. DicmrUS CSeruleSCeilS, L. This bird is not rare 

 about Nagpur. 



Family Laniad^;. 

 257. LaniUS erythronotUS, Vigors. This bird varies great- 

 ly in size and somewhat in plumage within the same district, and at 

 one time I thought I had two distinct races, but I subsequently shot 

 intermediate forms. In some the black frontal band is as broad as in 

 Himalayan specimens, in others it is completely wanting. The wing 

 varies from 3.4 to 3.7, tail from 4 inches to 5, and the amount of 

 rufous on the lower back is scarcely the same in any 2 specimens. 



Family Crateropid^; (Timaliidce.) 

 Subfamily Timaliince. 



Unquestionably Jerdon'is correct in raising Timalia and its allies 

 to the rank of a family, but I confess that I cannot see why the very 

 closely allied Drymoicince should not be included, as has been done 

 by Blyth. Jerdon's main objection, — their less social habits — is not by 

 any means a universal criterion. Megalurus paluslris, for instance, is a 

 solitary bird, and so, very often, is Timalia pileata, while I found 

 Prinia gracilis in small families just like Malacocerci and a small 

 Drymoica which I shot on the coast of the Red Sea occurred in pre- 

 cisely the same manner. I cannot understand why Crateropus is 

 removed from this family by Newton. 



397. DtLHietia hyperythra, Franklin. Shot near Chanda 

 in bushes beside a river. 



423. Trochalopteron cacliixmans, Jerdon. By some 



mistake, Jerdon has assigned white lores and chin to this bird ; they 

 should be black. It is extremely common on the Nilgiri hills. 



423«. T- Fairbanki, n. sp * Persimile T. Jerdoni, sed capite in- 

 super fusco, haud coerulescente coloris margine distincto ; dorso olivaceo, 

 mento, gula, collo, pectore griseis, lateribus colli cinereis, medii pectoris 



* The author has arranged, at his own expense, for a coloured drawing 

 of this interesting species, to be executed at home, and it is to be hoped that 

 the plate can be issued with the next number of this year's Journal, should 

 it not arrive in time for issue with the present number. [Ed.] 



