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 HOME RANGOON BIRDS. 



BY 



Major H. H. Harington {92nd Punjabis). 



The following is a short list of birds, noticed or collected by 

 myself and Mr. P. F. Wickham in or near Rangoon. The majority 

 were procured along the Prome Road as far as Taukchan (20 

 miles), either during Military Training, or on one or two occasions 

 of a few days' leave. 



The list is very small and incomplete, but may be of use or interest 

 to any one in Rangoon, wishing to know what birds are likely to be 

 met with. 



Those marked with an asterisk were actually collected and skins 

 sent home by me, the others noticed. 



1. (4) Corvua macrorhynchus. — (The Jungle Crow.) 

 An early breeder, I got a koel's egg from a nest in February. 

 Burmese name — Taw-chegan, 



2. (8) Corvus msole7is. — (The Burmese House Crow.) 

 A regular pest in Rangoon ; begins nesting operations in April. 

 Burmese name. — Cliegan. 



* 3. (12) Urocissa occipitalis. — (The Red-billed Blue Magpie.) 

 Wickham found a nest at Taukchan on the 15 th April. Fairly plentiful in 



thick jungle. 



* 4. (IG) Dendrocitta rufa. — (The Indian Tree-pie.) 



Fairly common, and is probably a late breeder. I procured a three- 

 quarter grown bird on the 1st January. 



* 5. (21) Cryp^irhina varians.— (Tuk Black Racket-tailed Magpie.) — 

 Very plentiful around the outskirts of Rangoon, and has notes very 



like those of the last. Both Wickham and myself were unfortunate over 

 getting the eggs of this bird. I found three nests in July but none had 

 eggs. My Burman, however, got one containing a single one. Nests composed 

 of twigs and curled tendrils of some creeper. 

 Burmese name. — Ami-whine. 

 ^ 6. (70) Garrulax helangeri. — (TuE Burmese Wiiite-crested Laugh- 

 ing-Thrush.) 

 Very common and noisy. Breeds from April on to August. 

 Burmese name for all LaugJiing Thrushes. — Way-aung-hnet. 



* 7. (72) Garrulax pectoralts.—(TiiE Black-gorgeted Laughing- 



Thrush.) 

 Nearly as plentiful as the last. Breeds from April to August. In June I 

 procured a nest containing 3 eggs and one of C. coromanchis, the Red -winged 

 Cuckoo. 



