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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (1030), Melittophagus swinhoei. — Common in the 

 plains. It is only met with in forest. 



Blue-bearded Bee-eater (1031), Nyctiornis athertoni. — Common in the plains. 

 It nests in any bank of a stream or a road cutting. 



Indian Pied Kingfisher (1033), Ceryle varia. — Common, 



Himalayan Pied Kingfisher (1034), Ceryle luguhris. — -Extends well into the 

 plains along the principal rivers, even some 13 or 14 miles from the 

 foot-hills. 



Common Kingfisher (1035), Alcedo ispida. — Common. 



Beavan's Kingfisher (1036), Alcedo beavani. — Only found in the forest. 

 Several were seen and shot at Kajabhatkhawa. 



Three-toed Kingfisher (1040), Ceyx tridadyla. — Only got in the forest 

 during the rains. 



Brown-headed Stork-billed Kingfisher (1043), Felargopsis gurial. — Common. 



White-breasted Kingfisher (1044), Halcyon smyrnensis. — Common. 



[ Ruddy Kingfisher (1046), Callialcyon lilacina. — Only shot in Goalpara but 

 we think we have observed it here. ] 



Great Hornbill (1051), Dichoceros bicornis. — Very common in the hills where 

 large parties of about 30 birds were seen ; they were rather shy. It 

 is also common along the foot-hills. The call during the breeding 

 season is a loud tock, tock, uttered at slow but regular intervals. 



Indo-Burmese Pied Hornbill (1053), Anthracoceros albirostris. — Common in 

 the forest. 



Malayan Wreathed Hornbill (10 5 i), Bhytidoceros undulatus. — Mr. J.R. Phil- 

 lips of the Bengal Police kindly sent Inglis the skin of a female of this 

 bird taken from a nest near Buxa. The nest was in a very large tree, 

 called Myna Kat (Tetrameles nudiflora) by the natives and was sitviated 

 about 100 feet from the ground. The tree was in thin hill forest, 

 on a high hill about 4,000 feet elevation and in a lonely place about 

 2 miles S. E. of Buxa and about a mile from the unfrequented Jainti 

 road. It was first discovered about the Ist May, but the men were 

 unable to reach it. Owing to Mr. Phillips being away from Buxa an 

 interval of over three weeks lapsed before the men tried again and 

 this time on the 26th May, they were successful in reaching the nest. 

 There was a single young one inside without any feathers and with 

 closed eyes. They killed the female and took both her and the young 

 one to Mr. Phillips. He kept the young one for some time and when 

 it died also sent its skin to Inglis. O'Donel thinks he has seen this 

 species flying over Chuapara in the plains. 



Rufous-necked Hornbill (1057), Aceros nepalensis. — Due to the great trouble 

 taken and generosity of Mr. Phillips, we can now put down this 

 hornbill as occurring in this district. About the end of November 

 1918, Mr. Phillips sent Inglis a skin of this species He had 

 purchased the living bird at Buxa and kept it alive for some time. 

 It was a male. From Buxa itself Mr. Phillips has now sent Inglis 

 three hornbills. — Dichoceros bicornis, Bhytidocerus undulatus and Aceros 

 nepalensis — -and it is due to his energy that we have been able to certify 

 the occurrence of the two latter. 



Common Grey Hornbill (1062), Lophoceros birostris. — Uncommon. O'Donel 

 has always observed them in the open country. 



European Hoopoe (1066), Upupa epops. — A winter visitor. 



Indian Hoopoe (1067), Upupa indica. — Common. 



Alpine Swift (1068), Cypselus melba, — -Uncommon. 



Large White-rumped Swift (1071), Cypselus pacificus. — Very common in the 

 plains during June and July. 



Common Indian Swift (1073), Cypselus affinis. — Common. 



Palm-Swift (1075), Tachornis batassiensis. — Common. 



White-necked Spine-tail (1077), Chcetura nudipes. — Very common. 



Himalayan Swiftlet (1082), Collocalia fucipJiaga. — Extends well in to the 

 plains ; O'Donel having noticed it some distance from the hills. 



