1872.] 
Y. Ball — Notes on Andaman Birds. 
289 
Should specimens obtained hereafter shew that the above characters are 
constant, it may be then determined whether the Andaman bird must be 
regarded as belonging to a distinct race. 
The present specimen was received from Mr. Homfray. 
Fam. ABDEiDiE. 
t 58. Akdea rnu’irnEA, Linn. 
Two specimens in immature plumage. 
t 59. Hebodias egeetoides, Temm. 
One specimen which differs slightly in measurements from those given 
by Jerdon: wing 1T2, bill at front 29, tarsus T-l, middle claw 35 
inches. Tho bill is yellow with a brown tip to the upper mandible. 
Col. Tytler mentions having identified II. garzetta in the Andamans. 
60. Hebodias concoloe, Blyth. H. Atidamanensis Tytler. 
Col. Tytler (Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 333) proposed for tho Andaman 
bird a new- name in consequence of “ the young being black ah ovo, whereas 
those of the species for which it has been mistaken are white to which Mr. 
Blyth replied (lbis,N. S., IV, 133) “ II. Andamanensis is decidedly identical 
with H. concolor of which I never saw a white example. It also inhabits 
the Nicobars and Arakan.” 
I have carefully compared all the specimens available from the three 
localities and the only difference which I can discern, is that the Andaman 
birds are on the whole a little smaller, but one of the Nicobar birds is about 
the same size as the largest Andaman. 
Measurements in inches. 
Abakan. 
Nicouaks. 
Andamans. 
1 
• 2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
Pi 
d 
rt 
03* 
OD ^ 
<8 
6 
kB 
O 
03 
-B 
C3 
^03 
a 
i— i 
8 
PQ 
1 3 ci 
eS 
pq 
'o 
O 
U 
o 
'o 
o 
u 
£ 
hs 
r-T M 
3 '3 
-+3 
a 
03 
F* 
Eh 
■43 
H 
> 
o 
& 
>■ 
> 
03 
m 
03 
U 
Ph 
o 
O 
m 
o 
M 
P-t 
r o 
O 
11 '4 
ii-i 
10-75 
10-5 
10-5 
9-8 
9-8 
Bill at front, 
34 
3-3 
3-5 
3- 
3-2 
3-8 
3- 
3- 
3- 
2-8 
3- 
2-8 
2-7 
2-4 
26 
2-25—2-37 
36 
