BIRDS FROM THE NORTH CHIN HILLS. 89 



17y. Large Hawk-Cuckoo — Hierococcy:v sparverioidcs. (] 108). 



Common. I took eggs of this bird as follows : — 



(1) Ex. 130 {p. macclellandi) longish in shape ; li^ht 



blue, 1-29" X -83". Fresh, 24th April 1914 ; 3 eggs 

 of 1\ maclellandi . 



(2) Ex. 79. (1. omemccrt) rather more obtuse and darker 



than (I), Slightly set, 1-27" x -85". 2 eggs of 

 /. cineracca, 28th April 1915. 



(3) Ex. 130. Hard set ; shape as (2) but darker blue. 



1-26" X -84" 2 eggs of No. 130, 28th April 1914. 



(4) Ex. 130. Like (1) 1-26" x '82", one egg of P. maclel- 



landi, 24th April 1915. 

 (o) Ex. 79. Hard set. Very obtuse. Colour between 



(1) and (2), l-28"x-88". 2 eggs of No. 79, 3rd 



May 1915. 

 In addition to these, which are in my collection, Hopwood 

 has 3 or 4 more, of which I have not got particulars, one ex. 

 G. 2)ectoraHs, one ex. 79, and one ex. 130. A young bird was 

 obtained in 1914 in the nest of M. avgentauris \ and a bird was 

 seen to get up off the path with something in its mouth ; I 

 think it was an egg, but could not shoot the bird to make sure. 



174. Common Hawk-Cuckoo — Hierococcy.v varius. (1109). 



Two eggs, both from the nests of /. cineracea, the first a light, 

 the second a deepish blue, 1-01" x -82", and l-02"x-80", were 

 referred to this species. 



175. Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo — Hierococcyx nisicolor. CUIO). 



Two eggs from nest of C. rubeculoides, •84"x"57", and 

 •93"x-65". 



176. Drongo Cuckoo — Surniculus lu//ubns. (1117). 



1 found a nest of B. remifer containing 3 eggs, left it for 2 

 days, and sent out a man to bring it in. It then contained only 

 two of the original eggs, and a third which I think may be that 

 of this species, which had not been there before. It seems too 

 big for t)ie bird, being 103"x "79", but I do not think the man 

 sent out to bring in the nest is likely to have played any 

 tricks and do not know what else it can be, 



177. Indian Koel — Eudynamis honorata. (1120). 



178. Large Green-billed Malkoha — Rhopodytes tristis. (1123). 



179. Large Burmese Paroquet — Paleeornis indoburmanicus. (1136). 



180. Rose-ringed Paroquet — Palteoi-nis torquatus. (1138). 



181. Burmese Slaty-headed Paroquet — Paheotiiis fmschi. (1142). 



182. Red-breasted Paroquet — Palceoi-nis fasciatus. (1145), 



183. Screech Owl— Stri.v Jiammea. (1152), 



Heard one evening. 



184. Brown Fish-Owl — Ketupa zeylonensis . (1164). 



185. Large-Barred Owlet — Glaucidium cuculoides. (1183), 

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