1872.] W. T. Blanford — On Birds from SihJcim. 155 
of cere P43, mid claw straight to point 12, inner claw 16, hind claw 
1‘3 inch. 
This bird differs from Jerdon’s original description of R. pectoralis, 
Madras Journal, Lit. and Sc., Vol. x, p. 89 in the following characters : 
The aigrettes are not barred, the feathers of the throat are not barred 
but spotted ; there is no distinct pectoral band, a slight fulvous tinge on the 
sides of the breast is all that appears. The bill is yellow, not greenish homy, 
the toes bright yellow, not reddish yellow. The tarsus appears to be decid- 
edly longer. I should say, judging from the description and Jerdon s figure, 
that the two forms are distinct species, (conf. Blyth, Ibis, 1866, p. 25-1). 
The Butia name of this owl is Migdori. 
80. Gi.aitcidtum bbodiei, (Burton). 
The differences in plumage in this bird are remarkable. I have thiee 
specimens lying before me, one being from Mr. Mandelli s collection. In the 
first, probably a young bird the whole plumage lias a rufous tint. The 
head feathers with broad bars of reddish buff, the tail with 8 bars, each 
in. broad, extending right across the feather. In the second, the whole 
prevailing colour is very dark brown, the head with small buff spots, the tail 
(newly moulted and not fully grown) with narrow bars not extending across 
the central part of the feather. The third specimen is more rufous than the 
second, but less than the first, the tail feathers are crossed by 7 bars, interrupt- 
ed near the shafts, whilst the head is greyish brown, unspotted behind and 
with only a few faint spots on the forehead. This evidently leads to the 
form described by Mr. Hume in the Ibis, 1871, p. 26, and referred to under 
the name of G. immaculatus in his Bough Notes, Part I, p. 4^0. 
156. Piers cATHPUABirs, Hodg. 
In two males, sent by Mr. Mandelli, the bars on the outer rectrices are 
fulvous, not white. The wings measure 375 and 39 in. 
157. P. Macei, Vieil. 
Specimens from Sikkim differ from those shot near Calcutta m having a 
somewhat dingy grey tinge with faint subobsolete streaks below, instead of 
buff. I doubt if the distinction be worthy of specific rank, hut so far as I 
can judge it seems to be constant* I have two specimens, including one sent 
* Sinco writing the above I have received from Mr. Mandelli a very peculiar 
specimen of a woodpeeker, which I can only suppose to be an old bird ofP. Macei in a 
state of semi-albinism. The back is brown, instead of black, and the middle rectrices 
have one distinct white spot on each web, and a second a little fainter about a quarter 
inch further back. Otherwise it agrees with-P. Macei. The dimensions exceed those 
givon by Jerdon, the wing being 4i inch long, but I find Bengal specimens equally 
large. 
