34 Brief notes on the Geology &c. of Nancowry harbour. [No. 1, 



19. JEgialitis, sp. ? — I saw a small plover, either JE. Philippen- 

 sis or minuhis, feeding near the water line on the beach at 

 Nancowry. 



20. Denugretta coxcolor, B 1 y t h. — Ardea concolor, B 1 y t h ; 

 Novara Exp., Vogel, p. 122. I procured a specimen of this bird 

 near the western entrance of Nancowry haven, where it was feeding 

 along the shore. 



I saw several young birds of I believe the same species in capti- 

 vity at the Andaman b. The dimensions of the bird which I shot, 

 measured in the flesh, being somewhat different from those given 

 by Mr. B 1 y t h, I append them here. Colour senty ashy throughout, 

 darker on the inner web of the secondaries and tertiaries and on the 

 tail ; underneath the wings silvery ashy, occipital plumes consisting 

 of decomposed feathers about 1£ inches. 



Scapulars much developed, some extending to the end of the tail. 



Wing, 10f incn - 



Tail, 4 „ 



Extent, 38 ,, 



Bill, H „ 



Tarsus, 3 ,, 



Legs dirty yellow, inside of toes bright yellow. Iris bright 

 yellow, pupil large. 



20. Ardeola leucoptera, Boo d. — I think I saw an individual of this 

 species perched on the mangrove roots in a creek on the island of 

 Trinkut. He escaped wounded, so that I cannot be sure of his 

 identity. 



21. Onychoprion melanauchen, Temm. — Very abundant both on 

 he Andamans and Nicobars, breeds on the rocky islets. 



Notes on the fishes ; by Surgeon F Day. 



I have examined 21 specimens of fish presented to the Calcutta 

 Museum, by V. Ball, Esq., who collected them at the Nicobars ; 

 they belong to the following eleven species.* 



* During my short visit to the Nancowry haven in October last, and after- 

 wards through my collector, whom I have sent on two subsequent occasions 



