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so as to form a half-collar bordering the sides of the cap ; it also does not 

 descend so far on the abdominal region, a larger portion of which is green 

 than in the other. These differences are conspicuous in the living birds 

 when seen together. All hitherto examined have the bill black, but in 

 the male it is probable that the upper mandible is coral-red. A living 

 specimen in the London Zoological Gardens is alleged to be from Kashmir, 

 which is certainly a mistake. There are skins in the British Museum which 

 are positively from the Tenasserim provinces. 



[The facts here stated are quite new. I am not aware that they have 

 ever been previously published. Dr. Jerdon certainly was unacquainted 

 with them. Further investigation is most desirable; more especially as 

 Mr. Blyth is completely at issue on many points with what has been averred 

 by Mr. Hume. My own experience does not accord with Mr. Blyth's 

 opinion.] 



7. PSITTIMTJS MALACCENSIS. 



Psittacus malaecensis, Latham, nee Gmelin ; P. incertus, Shaw ; Swainson's III. Orn. 

 pi. 154. 



This common Malayan species occurs in Mergui province. It is essen- 

 tially a short-tailed Palesomis, but with affinity to Tanygnathus. 



[Blyth's generic title Psittinus is absorbed by Dr. Finsch in Kuhl's 

 Psittacula. Latham's specific title malaecensis is also by the same author 

 superseded, on the ground of its conveying an erroneous idea of the geo- 

 graphical range, and Shaw's title incertus is adapted. A better or more 

 acceptable reason is that Gmelin and Latham named two distinct species 

 of Asiatic parrots by the title of malaecensis.] 



8. *L0EICTTLUS VERNALTS (J. 153). 



Kyai-tha-da. 



Generally diffused in the forests. 

 [Tonghoo ( W. R.).\ 



Order EAPTOEES. 

 Fam. Falconidse. 



9. Falco peeegrdtatoe (J. 9). 



Falco peregrinator, Sundev. ; Gould, B. As. pt. iii. pi. 2 ; F. communis, var. (?) 

 Raffles, ex Sumatra. 



It is asserted by Mason that I showed him a skin of this Falcon received 



