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Alcedo ispida, L.; Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 86. 
Alcedo bengalensis, Hume, Str. F. 1873, p. 168. 
No. 1. An adult specimen. Mr. Hume considers the 
Kingfisher which he procured at Muscat to he A. bengalensis ; 
but Colonel Mileses specimen appears to me to be A. ispida, 
supposing that the two forms can really be distinguished as 
more than races. After looking over Mr. Hume ; s immense 
series of A. bengalensis, I do not think it will be possible.to 
maintain A. bengalensis as a distinct species; for, as he has 
pointed out, the Sind birds are really intermediate, and I see 
from his label that he has altered his opinion as to the Muscat 
specimen, which is now labelled A. ispida. In future I think 
that A. bengalensis will have to be regarded as a small, 
brightly-coloured, tropical race of the European A. ispida. 
Upupa epops, L.; Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 90. 
No. 39. One adult bird. 
Turtur risorius, L.; Hume, t. c. p. 110. 
No. 35. Two specimens. 
Turtur senegalensis, L. ; Hume, t. c. p. 110. 
No. 41. Two specimens. 
Pterocles lichtensteini, Temm. • Hume and Marshall, 
Game Birds of India, i. p. 65. 
No. 44. One specimen. 
Pterocles coronatus, Licht.; Hume and Marshall, t. c. 
p. 57. 
Nos. 46, 48. Two specimens. 
Ammoperdix heyi, Hume and Marshall, t. c. p. 49, note. 
Nos. 31, 43. A pair. 
Ortygornis pondicerianus, Gm.; HumC and Marshall, 
t. c. p. 52. 
No. 30. One specimen. 
Houbara macqueeni (Gray & Hardw.); Hume and Mar¬ 
shall, t. c. p. 17. 
No. 48. An adult specimen. 
