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T did not. find any woodpecker's nests thiring my stay in Bangoon. 

 Burmese name fur all Woodpeckers. — Thit-kouk. 

 ' 77. (1O09) Thereiceri/x l/nealus.—(TuE Lineatko Barrkt.) 

 Very common and noisy throughout the year. 



• 78. (lOlU) Xantholcema hivmatocephala. — (TiiF, Coppp:rsmith.) 

 Common , to be heard calling every day in Cantonments ; breeds in 



March. 

 •79. (102:^) Cor^'cias ff/^w«s.— (The Burmese Roller.) Blue Jay, 

 Very common, breeds in March. 

 Bvrmexe name, — Hgnet-kha. 



80. (102'j) Meroijs virhlis. — (The Common Indian Bee-eater.) 

 Very common, and an early breeder, 



81. (10J7) Merops philipp?nu8.—{TnF. Blue-Tailed Bee-eatee.) 

 Only a cold weather visitor, appearing towards the ends of the rains, 



82. (1035) Alcedo ispidsa. — (The Common Kikgiisher.) 

 Common. 



• 8:i. (1040) Ceyx trhlactyla. — (Three-toed Kingfisher). 

 One specimen, Taukchan. 



84. (1043) Pelargopsis gurial. — (The Brown-headed Stork- billed 



Kingfisher.) 

 Have seen it on the Rangoon lakes. 



85. (1044) Halcyon smyrnensis. — (The White-breasted Kingfiphee.) 

 Very common and noisy, to be seen in many compounds ; breeds in 



May. 



86. (1051) Dichocei'os bicornis. — (The Great Hornbill.) 



• 87, (1053) Anihracoceros albirostris. — (The Indo-Burmese Pied HorN- 



BILL.) 



Have seen both hornbills at Taukchan. 

 Burmese name — Auk-gyin. 



• 88. (1067) Upu/aivdica. — (The Indian Hoopoe). 

 Fairly common ; I did not find a nest. 



h'urmeiie name — Taung-pi-sot. 



89. (1074) Cypselua subfurcatus.- {The Malay House-Swift.) 

 Breeds in the B. I. Barracks. 



90. (I(i76) TachornU infumatm. — (The Eastern Palm-Swift.) 

 Common everywhere, where palm trees exist. 



Burmese name. — Pyan hlwa. 



•91. (1095) C'aj9W77)M/yMs indz'cus.— (The Jungle Nightjar.) 



Burmese name. — Mye-woot. 



• 92. (1101) //arpac^es eri/f^roceiJ^o/tis.— (The Red-headed Tbooon.) 

 Breedb in June. 



•93. (1107) C«cm/2<8 m/cro/jf^TMs,— (The Indian Cuckoo.) 



• 9 1. (1108) llierococcyx iparverioidifs. — (The Large Hawk-Cockoo.) 



• 95. (1.119) Cocc^a^es coro7«a«dMj.— (The Red-winged Chested CoCKOO.) 



