1870.] Notes on Birds observed near Port Blair. 241 



6. Pal^eoknis Nicobaricus, Grould. Birds of Asia, 1857, Part 

 IX;P.Z. S. 1866, p. 555; P. enjthrogenys, Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1846> 

 XV, p. 23 and 1858, XXVII p. 81 ; Ibis, N. S., Vol. Ill, 1867, p. 319. 



Large flocks used to fly over Viper to and fro daily for the pur- 

 pose of visiting their feeding grounds north of the Port. 



7. Mttelleripictjs Hodgii, Bly th, J. A. S. B. 1860, XXIX? 

 p. 105 5 Ibis, N. S. Ill, p. 320. 



This peculiarly plumaged woodpecker seemed rather abundant 

 on Mount Harriet. Its vigorous taps on the dead trees resound 

 through the forest, and may be heard for a considerable distance. 



The specimen I procured, had a peculiarly rank and offensive 

 smell ; it measures — wing 7£* tail 6", bill at front 1\¥> tarsus li". 



8. Centropus Andamanensis, T y 1 1 e r, Ibis, N. S., Ill, p. 321. 

 I frequently heard the call of this bird in the dense jungle on 



Mount Harriet. It resembles, but is not so deep or sonorous as, that 

 of C. rufipennis. 



9. Nectarinia pectoralis, Horsf. PI. Col. 138. 

 Common on Mount Harriet. 



10. Edolius, sp., I obtained a specimen of what I believe 

 to be a young Edolius, which answers to the meagre descrip- 

 tion of Bicrurus Andamanensis, T y 1 1 e r, (Ibis, N. S., Ill, p. 323,) 

 in having hair-like feathers springing from the nostrils and 

 white lunules under the wings. The tail is unfortunately only 

 partly developed, the 4th pair of feathers being only half grown, 

 and the 5th not yet sprouted. The beak and general aspect 

 is that of an Bdolius rather than of a Bicrurus. Making every 

 allowance for age it is still a much smaller species than that which 

 has hitherto been found in the Andamans, and which according to 

 B 1 y t h is the largest race of E. Malay ensis. The presence of the 

 hair-like feathers from the nostril and the forehead, serve to distin- 

 guish it from the latter species. The description and measurements 

 of my specimen are as follows : Plumage black with a metallic green 

 gloss, primaries brownish; wing 5 T 3 /, tail 4|", bill at front 1^*, 

 tarsus %". 



11. Artamtjs leucopygialis, Gould, P. Z. S. Lond. 1842, 

 p. 17 ; ibid. 1866, p. 555. A. leucogaster } V a 1 e n c, apud B e a v.» 

 Ibis, N. S., HI, p. 324. 



