SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ON SOME INDIAN BIRDS. 4L>9 



This is essentially a bird of the lower Himalayan valleys 

 and submontane tract. 



It is very common between l,-'500 and 3,000 feet and rarely 

 if ever ascends above 6,000. 



1117. The Drongo Cuckoo — Suniiculus luf/ubris. 



The F. B. I. says that this bird occurs " as far west as 

 Nepal." 



It is common in the sub-montane tract as far west as the 

 Jumna atid doubtless occurs further west in the Punjab though 

 I have no experience west of the Jumna. 



1119. The Red-winged crested Cuckoo — Coccysles coromandus. 



The F. B. I. gives the western limit of this bird as Nepal. 

 It actually occurs, though not commonly, in the low well 

 wooded valleys as far west as Mussoorie. 



1133. The Lesser Concal — Centropus bengalensis. 



The distribution of this bird is given in the F. B. I. as Bengal 

 and S. India, and eastwards. 



It actually occurs throughout the sub-montane forest of the 

 U. P. in suitable places. 



This year I observed several pairs in Dehra Dun breeding in 

 the grass lands south of Dehra bordering on the Sal forests. 



They appear to be migratory at any rate in the western 

 portion of their range. 



1395. The Banded Crake — Rallina superciliaris. 



The F. B. I. says of this species : ''Its summer quarters and 

 breeding haunts are unknown." 



It appears to be a regular summer visitor to Dehra Dun as 

 I have in two successive years found it breeding here. 



I understand from Mr. T. R. Bell of the Forest Service that it 

 also breeds in the Bombay Presidency. 





