143 
1872.] H. H. Godvvin-Austen — Khasi and Oaro Hills’ Birds. 
941. Threskiornis melanocephalus, Linn. In this specimen all the 
quills are pure white. Shot in Mymensing in February. 
The following alterations in nomenclature have to be made in my former 
papers. 
358. Tardus chrysolaus, $ recorded as from Cherra Punji, proves, on 
further comparison, to be Tardus pollens, Pallas. T. dissimilis, Blytli, is very 
close to this last, but may ho known at once by the very rich rufous colouring 
on the sides of the breast and lining of the wings, it also wants the pale 
supercilium of T. pollens. The hill is far stronger, of greater length, and pale 
yellow in colour. 
396. Timalia pileata, Horsf., is the Java species, and our Indian bird 
differs somewhat. On comparing my specimens with the true 1\ pileata in 
Lord Walden’s collection, the difference was at once apparent, a fact antici- 
pated by Lord Walden at the time tlie comparison was made. I propose 
that our bird should he called T. Bengalensis. The Indian form differs from 
the Javanese, in the white on the forehead being larger, of darker brown on 
the head, the darker tint of the back, and decidedly darker hue of the tail. 
In size there is no perceptible difference. It is an interesting instance of a 
race changing on its extreme limits. 
146a and 1466 are both Bhyticeros plicatus ; the first being the fe- 
male, the second the male. 
146c. Anorhinus galeritus Dr. Jerdon now pronounces to be a new 
species altogether, and he will describe it under the name of A. Austeni. I 
shot the bird in the N. Cacliar Hills near Asalu. 
141. Hydrocissa coronata, is albirostris, the large variety, named by 
Hutton affirm, from the DeyraDoon. 
405, (in 2nd list of birds), PomatorUnus erythrogenys should he P. 
hypoleucos, Blyth, originally described from Aracan. 
231a. Anthreptes t is Chalcoparia Singalensis, Gmelin. 
With reference to some notes on my lirst paper by Mr. A. O. Hume, 
where he says that 139, Serilophus rubro-pygea with the collar of shining 
white must be the other species S. lunatus, I must remark that my two spe- 
cimens are identical in every point, only that one has the collai well develop- 
ed, in the other it is scarcely perceptible. A lunatus I never got, the points 
of difference between the two species are well marked especially in the outer 
tail feathers and general hue throughout the upper parts. 
London, Novb. 1871. 
