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(333) Anthus striolatus.— Blyth's Pipit. 

 Gates, No. 846 ; Hume, No. 601. 

 Several specimens were obtained near Baghownie, and a nest with four eggs 

 was'taken there on the 16th April 1904. They appear to keep more to the 

 shade of trees, such as the kheir. &c. 



C104) Alauda gulgula— The Indian Sky-lark. 

 A nest with two eggs was taken on the 28th April 1904 near Baghownie, and 

 several others were found, but without eggs. 



(334) Pitta bracuyura.— The Indian Pitta. 

 Oates, No. 933 ; Hume, No. 

 A single male of this species was got in a mango grove, near Baghownie, on the 

 13th May 1904. It had just alighted on the ground from one of the mango trees 

 and was by itself. None of the native fowlers round here recognize the bird, so 

 it must be very rare. This is the only one I have ever seen, and it is not a species 

 that is likely to be overlooked. A female got on the 21st of the same month. 

 (130) Halcyon pileata.— The Black-capped Kingfisher. 

 Several more specimens have been procured since writing about this species. 

 Though undoubtedly rare, it is not so scarce as I thought it was. Native 

 name Allah tanlci. All white varieties or albinos of birds are called Ablak 

 by the native fowlers here, so they evidently take it to be only a variety of 

 H. smymensis. 



(335) Anthracoceros albirostris — The Indo-Burmese Hornbill. 

 Blanford, No. 1053 ; Hume, No. 142. 

 A hornbill came to a tree quite close to the bungalow. One of my servants 

 saw it there, and said it had been there all the morning. I went to have a look 

 at it, but could only see the breast and abdomen, which were pure white, as the 

 bird was hidden by a clump of parasite (Loranthus sp.) My servant saw the 

 bird, and said the head and the neck was a mixture of black and white, the upper 

 breast was black and the abdomen white. The bill, he said, was yellowish. I 

 did not disturb the bird, as I expected my man in with my gun at any moment 

 and thought I might get a shot at it. It flew away, however, before he arrived. 

 I showed the man who saw the bird a skin of A. albirostris, and he said it was 

 like it, except the head and neck, which were banded with black and white. 

 I cannot identify the bird unless it was this species. 



(336) Cagomantis merulinus.— The Rufous-bellied Cuckoo. 

 Blanford, No. 1113 ; Hume, No. 209. 

 An adult male of this species was shot near Baghownie on the 7th November 

 1903. 



(148) Pal/EORNIS CYANOCEPHALDS. — The Western Blossom-headed Paroquet. 

 A nest with two eggs was taken from a hole in a sisso tree at Jainagar on 

 the 20th March 1904. This is the first 1 have seen. 



(150) Strix Candida. — The Grass-Owl. 

 I have seen several of this species in some small grasses near Hatauri, and 

 some also frequent the large Ramowlie grass. 



