V. Ball — Notes on Andaman Birds. 
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1872.] 
that Cachar and Darjiling (? Terai) specimens agreed with Barmese in 
having the under wing coverts green, &c. 
13. PaMOENTS EHYTHBOOENYS, Blyth. 
J. A. S. B., XV, 1846, p. 23, and XXVII, 1856, p. 81. P. Nicolaricus, Gould, 
P. Z. S. p. 555. B. of Asia, 1857, Pt. IX. 
Mr. Blyth (Ibis, IV, 1868, p. 132,) has pointed out that although the 
name erythrogenys has been applied to three species of this genus, in the 
case of two it is reduced to the rank of a synonym, and therefore his name 
is entitled to stand. 
In my former paper I agreed with Blyth in considering Tytler’s P . 
qffinis to be only the female of this species. If it be not, then we might ask 
what is the female like ? neither the present nor any previous collection con- 
tains any specimen of the red-billed birds which do not correspond exactly 
with authentic males. 
There is one point about the female not noticed by Blyth, the mous- 
tache is deep green, not black as in the males. 
Measurements in inches. 
Length. Wing. Bill from gape. Tarsus. 
$ 14- 68 '85 '55 
5 10-7 6'8 '76 '55 
t 14. Paiaeobnis Javaiiices, Osheck. 
Blyth writes “ P. Javanicws differs only from P. Yibrisca, in the Javan 
bird having a red lower mandible, while the other has a black one ; but in 
some Javan specimens the lower mandible is blackish and Mr. Gould has a 
specimen from Siam with a red under mandible ; the Hainan birds have it 
black.” Finscli in his Monograph ‘ die Papageien' includes both under P. 
Lathami, Fiusch. 
The specimen in the present collection, a male, has the under mandible 
black. Length 13 ; wing 6 8 ; tail 7 '8 ; tarsus '6 inches. 
15. Loiticur/cs Vf.hnalis, Sparrm. 
Identical with Indian specimens, wing 3'5 inches. 
Pam. Pieros. 
16. Meellebipices Hodgii, Blyth. 
The collection contains a good series of this bird which appears to be 
common. The measurements of one are somewhat different from those of 
my own specimen (J. A. S. B., XXXIX, p. 241) : wing 6 8 ; tail 6 2 ; bill at 
front l - 6 ; tarsus 1'2 inches. 
17. Piers Andamanensis, Blyth. 
Blyth distinguishes this bird from P. pcctoralis by its having three 
pair of distinct white spots on the middle rectrices, while P. pectorcilis has 
four. “But the Andaman bird is specially characterized by the large 
