0 „* TOCKTJS GINGALENSIS. 
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yellowish, and the thighs bluish cinereous. 
Birds of the _ tarn . « ^ - — » - » — > ^ ” * « ’ % 
The m i.° .taped somewhat differently from the ad>*. i»™«h a. the f 2“*“!" “ on^bout » inch of this 
until it meets the margin ; with age the upper edge ot this 
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coincidence, I suppose, strengthened his belief as to t ' ° g bas L my ideas, however, on a difference ot 
inclined to think that he might perhaps be h me demonstrated both the cause of the black bill and the 
size in the bill ; but, a good senes, afterwards collect y gome cimen8 is more than m others ; m 
variability in size of that of the adult. The davelopn i * £ ouo 0 f the primaries in others may be 
certain individuals the penultimates may both be entirely white, 
similarly coloured. ... J km con founded with it in his notice of the Indian 
Tockus gingalensis is allied to the South-Indian T hl1 n ft slate _ co lour ; the bill is reddish at the 
bird doc tit.). The latter has the plumage more of a brow n sn grey 
base, paling to yellowish at the tip ; the orbital skm is purplish. 
Tockus griseus has not yet been detected m Ceylon. 
ii ,, ns ; e q i= n the last by the name of Toucan, is an inhabitant 
Distribution . — This Iiornbill, common y nown, ■ ascending the mountains of both the Central 
of most of the tail forests and heavy jungles of Ration of 4000 feet. It is plentiful 
and Southern Province, in the former of w ;t illbabit ing the scrub-country round Anpu. 
throughout the northern forest, and Mr ‘ ™ J ' Jaffua pe ninsnla, but it may possibly be found in the 
I do not know that it has been detected i^ tbePuttalam district, in which it is tolerably 
jungles near Elephant Pass. Passing ovei c Avisawella in the Eavgam and Hewagam Korales, m 
plentiful, we find it in the forests about Ambepussa and . Avisawe ^ „ Haycock « In the 
Saffragam, the Pasdun and Kukkul Morales, an i J ^ that lace . j n the Wellaway Korale and the 
forest of Kottowe I never failed to notice it whenevei JeA ^ ^ n p rovince I think it is commoner 
Friars-IIood Hills it is likewise tolerably frequent A *6 and J ve been told that it has occurred m 
in Uva than elsewhere; I have seen it from the ^ bowev ’e r I should say it could only be a straggler 
the main range at Kandapolla ; to such an elevate > elawa , from which it would naturally extend 
during the dry season, unless, indeed, it be a resident p 
to the jungles above the Elephant Plains. 
Habits. The Ceylonese Iiornbill is a shy ^helTtlf and west, therefore, ft is difficult 
into the low jungle beneath them. n ic altogether a different character (thick, with rather low 
to procure ; But in the north, where nnd the distance of the bird from him 
trees), it may easily he shot, as the dens Keena-tree, or kamg in the upper branches of a 
is much less than when it is feeding m the top of som ^ , g ve noisy; its no te being a loud laugh, 
gigantic Hora. It generally consorts m troops ^of aud tbcu quickening into kakakaka. In the early 
commencing with the syllables ka-ka-ka, slow y , ^ f . ;eding ig not muc h on the wing. Its flight, 
morning it roams about a good d eal m scare i o » ^ combiuat ion of flapping of the pinions and quick dips, 
like that of the last species, is laboured and , congigts main ly of fruit, that of the Banyan, Bo 
particularly when descending to alight on a • ki favour w ith it; it also devours reptiles and 
wild cinnamon, and I) aw at a (Caralha tntegernma) being m &f gome indiv iduals. Its flesh is tender 
insects, for I have found green lizards and scoipim makes a meal which the hungry hunter 
and not distasteful, and when subjected tothe usual p Sj one >s Cingalese and Tamil servants, 
is far from despising ; on such occasions it is always a 
