274 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 3. 



but the name malabaricus is inapplicable, as equally rangonensis of Gould ! 

 Wherefore, there seems no help for it but to propose E. malayensis ; 

 unless the name retifer of Temminck be adopted, which however refers to 

 either. 



Temenuchus erythropygius ; Sturnia erytliropygia, nobis, passim. 

 Two more specimens from Port Blair, but still wanting the deep ferruginous 

 colouring on the rump and upper tail-coverts : however, it is faintly indi- 

 cated, and that intense colouring is probably peculiar to old males. There 

 can be no doubt about the correctness of the identification.* 



Kittacincla albiventris, nobis. The peculiar Shdma of the Anda- 

 mans. Three more specimens, all males, and true to the characters 

 described. It is as fine a songster as the Indian bird, by all accounts. 



Irena puella, Horsfield ; I. indica, A. Hay. Two males and a female. 

 The Indian race, as distinguished from the Malayan, having shorter lower 

 tail-coverts. 



Pericrocotus peregrinus, (L.) 



Carpophaga sylvatica, Tiekell, as before. 



It appears that Calo:nas nicobaricus is common ;f also ' Water Wag- 

 tails' in the cold season, no doubt Motacilla luzoniensis of the neigh- 

 bouring countries ; % and that edible nests are collected in the islands, where 

 there can be no doubt that the constructors of them, both Collocalia 

 nidifica and C. linchi, occur. Mr. Alexander, in his notice of the Little 

 Andaman, mentions having seen "flocks of Sand-larks, Curlews, &c," 

 which may be looked for as a matter of course. We are assured that 

 three or four kinds of Parrot occur, which is probable enough, one being 

 the tiny Loriculus vernalis for certain. 



Of reptiles, we know that at least that one Varanus exists upon them ; 

 and Mr. Alexander remarks, of the Little Andaman, that " numerous 

 Snakes were observed sneaking amongst the bushes. From several we had 

 narrow escapes. Those that we succeeded in killing, were all furnished 

 with the poisonous fangs ; and many of them bore a striking resemblance 

 to the Coluber prester or Viper, but they were all spotted." Most pro- 

 bably my Trigonocephalus Cantori, described from the Nicobars.§ 



* Length of a fresh specimen 7i in. by 12 in. ; closed wing 4| in. ; tail 3 in. 

 Bill to gape 1$ in. ; its colour yellow, leaden-blue at base of lower mandible. 

 Legs ochreous-yellow ; the tarse 1 in. 



t Colonel Phayre obtained this bird alive, from the Cocos islands N. of the 

 Andamans, several years ago. 



X Lately received, both in summer and winter dress, from China (Amoy). 



§ Since received, with a Mouse in its stomach ; also the rare Hamadryas vit- 



