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(144) THE SMALL PIED HOKNBILL. 



(ANTHRACOCEROS ALBIEOSTRIS— (Shaw.) ) 



Description. — Head, neck, the whole upper part, including the 

 wings and tail, with the exception of the tips of the latter, black 

 with a bluish gloss ; the under parts, with the tips of the secondaries 

 and primaries, and the ends of the tail, white ; bill curved, and of 

 a yellowish white colour, with a black patch at the base of the mandible ; 

 casque, which is narrow and sharp in front, and rounded and blunt 

 behind, is of the same colour as the bill ; broad irregular patch of 

 black at its anterior end extending on to the bill ; a bare reddish 

 patch just behind the base of the mandible ; also a very narrow 

 patch of the same colour behind the eyes ; total length about 30 

 inches ; le^s leaden blue. 



In the female the casque does not extend so far forward on the 

 maxilla as in the male, and also gently slants down instead of ending 

 in a sharp angle. 



Sab. — India, Burmah, the Malayan peninsula and Borneo. In 

 India it has been recorded from Midnapore, Rajmahal, Monghyr, 

 Nepal, Assam, Svlhet and Tipperah. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 About six years. 



(145) THE WHITE-BILLED HORNBILL. 

 (ANTHEACOCEEOS MALAYANUS— {Baffles.) ) 



Description. — It is a jet black bird, with the exception of the 

 tips of the lateral tail feathers, which are white ; bare space round 

 the eye blue ; colour of the bill and casque bluish black ; the base of 

 the casque projects backward over the forehead, while its anterior 

 portion forming an acute angle with maxilla slants upwards and forwards 

 to a point ; total length about 30 inches ; legs leaden blue. 



Hob. —Malayan peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Nearly three years. 



(146) THE GREY HORNBILL. 



(OCYCEEOS BIROSTRIS— (SAaw.) ) 



B engali — Dh a nes . 

 Description. — The prevailing colour of the plumage grey, deeper 

 about the head and lighter about the abdomen and back ; primaries and 

 secondaries brownish-black tipped with white; tail tipped white, and 



