171 Chantry s Statue of Sir Thomas Munro. [No. 30. 



on the inner web of all the tail feathers, except the two outer 



and two centre feathers. Bill black ; legs reddish. 



Length to end of tail 5 r ; wings beyond 1 ^ ; from flexure 

 5 ~ ; tail 2^ ; tarsus-. Tail nearly square. 



I observed this plain coloured Swallow at one time in great 

 numbers at Ootacamund, and occasionally in small parties on 

 different parts of the hills, but only in the cold weather. 



330, bis. — Rallus porzana. 



A single specimen of what, from the descriptions I possess, 

 I take to be the Rallus porzana of Europe, was procured in a 

 swamp on the Neilgherries in the month of April. 



I add its dimensions : — Length 9 inches ; wing 4| ; tail 2 ; 

 tarsus 1 - ; mid-toe 1 r 0 > hind-toe J ; bill at front irides 

 brown Bill yellowish green at the base, and beneath tinged 

 with red ; tip dusky ; legs bright green j weight 3 J oz. 



VII. — Chantrey's Statue of Sir Thomas Munro. 



To the Editor of the Madras Journal of Literature and Science. 



Sir,— It has been suggested to me that a few particulars 

 respecting the Statue of Sir Thomas Munro which has just 

 been erected, would be well received by your readers, and 

 though I have but little to communicate I will trust to the 

 local interest of the subject as sufficient apology for thus in- 

 truding myself on your pages — The first order for the work 

 was given almost immediately after the death of Sir Thomas 

 Munro ; but owing to the numerous engagements which the 

 Sculptor had on hand, it was not commenced till nearly two 



