1844.] 



the Birds of Southern India. 



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Javanicus is identified with Philippinus — our Indian bird 

 is certainly the Chesnut throated Bee-eater, Latham. f 



No. 245. — On comparing Malay specimens of Halcyon 

 capensis with those of Southern India, a very perceptible 

 difference is at once observed, and, as the former agree exact- 

 ly with the figure and description in the PL Enl., which I 

 had previously been unable to identify with our peninsular 

 bird, I shall now give this the name of Halcyon bnmiceps. 

 Mr. Blyth (J. A. S. vol. 14) has also recently pointed out the 

 distinctions — which are, the unvarying brown tint of head 

 and hind neck in our Indian bird — to which I may add, that 

 the blue colour of the wings and tail is much deeper in the 

 Malay bird. It is evidently the variety mentioned by Latham, 

 who, considered it distinct, as well as his var. D. of the black- 

 1 capped Kingfisher, No. 27. 



* No. 245 bis. — Halcyon atricapillus. — This fine Kingfish- 

 er must be added to our peninsular Fauna, as I have obtained 

 specimens from the West Coast. 



No. 246. — This little Kingfisher will stand, I consider, as 

 C. tridactyla. Vide my Illust. Ind. Ornith. pi. 25. 



No. 248 bis. — Ispida rudis. — As the African and Indian 

 birds are now considered distinct, and as this name was appli- 

 ed to the African bird, Strickland has called the Indian one 

 Ispida varia. 



No. %53—Caprimulgits Mahrattensis. — Mr. Blyth considers 

 that a fine nightjar which I lately obtained from the Eastern 

 Ghauts, and which was referred to by me in my Illustrations 

 pi. 24, as probably C. macrourus Horsf., will turn out to be 

 Sykes' Mahrattensis — and that the true Macrourus is a very 

 closely allied species which he lately obtained from Arracan, 



* No. 253 bis. — Podargus Javancnsis. — I received from 

 Captain Eoberts of the 36th N. L, an excellent observer, a 

 very accurate account of this bird, which he obtained at 

 the Peria pass, leading from Malabar into the Wynaad, 



