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phic range, IIierax eutolmos, Athene Brodiet, Vivia innominata, 

 Cissa sinensis, Leiothrix Argentauris, Minla castaniceps, Al- 

 cippe nipalensis, munia acuticauda, gampsorhynchus rufulus, 

 Pratincola ferrea, Ruticilla leucura,* Anthipes gularis, Eni- 

 curus schistaceus, nlltava grandis, criniger flaveolus, arach- 

 nothera magna, and Ducula insignis; also the Psarisomus 

 Dalhousi^e, accompanied by Corydon sumatranus, Eurylaimus 

 javanicus, and the beautiful Serilophus lunatus, which is replaced 

 in the S. E. Himalaya by S. erythropygius. Two of the foregoing 

 species 1 have also seen in Malacca collections, viz. : Hierax eutolmos 

 and Munta acuticauda. A superb male of Serilophus lunatus has 

 the silky-white crescent not confined to the side of the neck, but passing 

 completely across in front. Zosterops flavus (Dicceum flavum, Horsfield,) 

 is also sent, being previously known to inhabit only Java and the Philippines. 

 The specimens of Ducula insignis in the Society's museum, from 

 Sikhim and Arakan, were considered by Dr. Jerdon to be distinct from his 

 D. cuprea of S. India, which latter perhaps is the true badia of Raffles. 

 The Tenasserim specimen now received (a female) is pure pearl-grey on the 

 crown and cheeks, and more distinctly ashy on the lower parts, than in a 

 Sikhim female ; which latter has the crown, cheeks, and lower parts much 

 tinged with ruddy ; whilst an Arakan specimen (also probably a female) is 

 intermediate. 



Two packages have since been received from Major Tickell. The first 

 containing an Arctic bird, most remarkable for occurring within the torrid 

 zone, "in Lat. 16° 22' North !" 



Cataeracta pomarina, (Tern). In adult plumage. " It was picked up," 

 remarks Major Tickell, "or rather I should say knocked down, by some vil- 

 lage boys in a swampy meadow about five or six miles south of Mouimein. 

 There had been very heavy weather in the Bay for some days past; but the 

 singular thing is, that this bird should have ranged so wide from its usual 

 haunts as to come within the influence of our tropical monsoon. 



"The fact is more curious even than that of the Emberiza aureola, a 

 Siberian bird, being found in such vast flocks here every cold weather. It 

 supplies with us, in fact, the place of the * Baghairi' (Calandrella brach- 

 ydactyla) in Bengal. 



"Another singular occurrence is the breeding of the * Gargany' (Anas 

 querquerdula) in this part of the country. I have a young one now 



* Muscisylvia and since Myiomela leucura, Hodgson. I agree with Major 

 Tickell that this species can hardly be separated from Kuticilla. 



