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Abundant at Port Mouat, where they may be seen perched 

 on posts, at intervals soaring forward in pursuit of insects, and 

 again returning to their perches. 



12. Otocompsa jocosa, Linn. 



Common on Mount Harriet. I shot several specimens, but could 

 not find them in the heavy undergrowth which is perfectly im- 

 penetrable in the Andaman jungles. 



13. Irena puella, Lath. ? 



14. Pratincola Indica, Bly th, Ibis, N. S.. Ill, p. 328. 



I saw a single specimen of this bird. According to Col. Tytler, 

 it is " not uncommon." 



15. Coevtjs Andamanensis, Tytler, Ibis, 1866, p. 420, and 

 1867, p. 34, note ; G. culminatus apud Bly th. 



Under the impression that this bird which I saw almost every 

 day while at Port Blair was the common C. culminatus, I did not 

 shoot a specimen ; but Col. Tytler I find, makes them distinct. 



The introduction and attempt at acclimatisation of C. splendens by 

 Col. Tytler, seems to have failed, as I did not see a single speci- 

 men near Port Blair. 



16. Dendhocitta Bayleyi, Tytler, J. A. S. B., 1863, p. 88. 

 Ibis 1863, p. 119. 



I shot a specimen of this interesting little pie which was perched 

 on a high tree of Mount Harriet. Wing 2f , tail 7£", bill at 

 front 1", tarsus 1". 



17. Eulabes Andamanensis, Tytler, Ibis, N. S., Ill, p. 331. 

 I obtained specimens of this bird both in the Nicobars and 



Andamans. I could detect no difference between them.* 



18. Tementjchtjs Andamanensis, Tytler, Ibis, N. S., Ill, 

 p. 329 ? Sturnia enjthroptjgia, Bly th, J. A. S. B. 1859, p. 74. 



Flocks of this pretty white Maynah used to feed on the slopes 

 of Viper every day. 



19. Mtjnia leuconota T e m. ? Mouat' s Adventures and Ee- 

 searches, App. p. 359. IT. striata, Linn, apud Tytler et Beav. 



The birds which I shot were certainly distinct from M. striata, 

 Linn., they had scarcely a trace of central stria). They wero 

 feeding in flocks on the roads on Mount Harriet. 



* Compare J. A S. B., XXXIX, Part II, 1870, p. 31. 



