1870.] A List of Birds from the Khasi hills Sfc. Ill 



A ? obtained on Maliadeo Peak, Asalu ; — there is some doubt 

 as to whether it is the above species. 



Order, GEMITORES. 



Family, Tkeronid^e. 



773«. Crocopus viridifrons, B 1 y t h. 

 776. Osmotreron Fhagrei, B 1 y t h. 



778. Sphenocereus sphenurus, Yi g o r s. 



The primaries and secondaries are also edged with yellow, very 

 narrow on the former. 



779. Sphenocereus apicaudus, Hodg, 



781. Carpophaga, (sp. not determined), — There was no coppery 

 gloss whatever on the back, rump, and upper tail coverts of a 

 species from Asalu, these parts were of a dark neutral grey tint, tail 

 dark indigo, — If inches from the end much paler, undertail coverts 

 dirty white, irides pale grey. 



Sp. Length. Tail. Extent. 



1 18 inches 7" 27!" 



2 18" 7£" 30" 



I am sorry to say that no specimen was kept of this fine bird, it 

 was very numerous in the forest above Grarilo (Chota Asalu) in 

 January, and several were shot, being excellent eating, the skinning 

 of one for a specimen was always postponed, and in February they 

 had disappeared. Lieut Beavan observed Carpophaga insignis 

 and this species at Molshai in the North Oachar Hills, and shot 

 several of both, I am indebted to him for the following descriptions 

 and measurements. 



No. 1, C. insignis, H o dg. — Above, head slate color, back wings 

 and tail darker with a bronze tinge, under parts light slate, tail 

 and wing feathers darker. Length 16-5, inches, expanse 29", 

 wing 9-5", tail 6", tarsus 15", bill 1", centre claw 1- 9", hind 1-3". 

 Bill breadth at base 0-4", breadth of lower mandible 0'5". Irides, 

 dark red with gold specks apparent in the sunshine. Legs and 

 feet pink, feathered half way down the tarsus. 



