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Mr. McClelland's Catalogue 



fasciatis ; remigibus primoribus fuscescentibus, vexillis alternis 

 flavo-guttatis vel fasciatis. 

 Length nine inches. 



This bird belongs to Mr. Swainson's subgenus Chrysonotus, Lard. 

 Cab. Cycl. Birds, II. p. 309, of which Picus Tiga, Linn. Tr., XIII. 

 177, is given as the type. 



Genus Yunx, Linn. 



84. Yunx torquilla, Linn. 



The specimens collected by Mr. McClelland agree in all points 

 with the bird as found in Europe. 



Fam. Certhiad^e. 

 Genus Sitta, Linn. 



85. /Sitta frontalis, Horsf., Linn. Trans., Vol. XIII. p. 162. 



Genus Upupa, Linn. 



86. Upupa Epops, Linn. 



From comparison with European specimens, it appears that this 

 bird, as occurring in Assam, can scarcely be considered a variety of 

 the U. Epops of Linnaeus ; although Mr. McClelland's specimens 

 are rather smaller, they do not agree with the U. minor of Shaw, 

 which is found in Africa. 



Genus Pomatorhinus, Horsf. 



87. Pomatorhinus montanus, Horsf., Linn. Trans., XIII. p. 165. 

 No essential difference is apparent between a specimen of this 



bird sent from Assam and the specimens obtained in the Island of 

 Java, from which the original description was made. 



Fam. Cuculidje. 

 Genus Phgenicophaus, Vieill. 



88. Phoenicophaus tristis, Lesson ? 



" Bottle-green above ; dark greenish-gray beneath ; throat light 

 greenish-gray, with black streaks ; naked space around the eyes ; su- 

 perciliary streak white; tail with white tip ; beak green. Thirteen 

 inches long." — McClelland's MS. 



No specimen having been found of this species, it will require 

 further observations to determine its true character. 



Genus Centropus, 111. 



89. Centropus Philippensis, Cuv. 



" This species is very common in villages and cultivated rice-fields 

 in Assam, and in low inundated lands along the banks of rivers. It 

 is tame even in the most deserted places in which it is found, and 

 seldom flies ; but if pressed too closely, it rather forces its way into 

 a thick hedge. It delights in moist humid climates, as is proved by 

 the vast numbers of them which occur in the Sunderbunds, the only 

 part of India except Assam in which I have seen them ; but I believe 

 they are also seen in the vicinity of Calcutta. I am informed that 

 they are common at Maulmain on the Tenasserim coast, but I 

 question if they are to be found in India further north-west than 



