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been described to me as occurring there. I have therefore included it 

 in this list. 



1019. Xantholcema hcematocephala. — The Coppersmith. — This 

 is one of the most abundant birds in Madras. Its monotonous note is 

 heard continually throughout the day all the year round. Sometimes 

 in the early morning during the winter months 1 have seen 70 or 80 of 

 these birds sitting on one tree. I do not understand the significance of 

 such conjugations, for they do not appear to occur on the same tree day 

 after day. The tree that held them one morning was deserted the next. 



1022. Coracias indica. — The Indian Holler, — This bird is not so 

 abundant in Madras as it is in Northern India, but it occurs in some 

 numbers. 



1026. Meraps viridis. — The Common Indian Bee-eater. — This bird 

 is fairly abundant. I have not seen it breeding about Madras ; it 

 possibly goes elsewhere in order to bring up its family. 



1027. Merops philippinus , — The Blue-tailed Bee-eater. — This bird 

 is not very abundant within municipal limits, but one sees many of 

 them when out snipe shooting ; they are fond of sitting on the ridges 

 which separate the flooded paddy fields. 



1033. Ceryle varia. — The Indian Pied Kingfisher. — This is a very 

 common bird. 



1035. Alcedo ispida, — The Common Kingfisher. — This bird, too, 

 is very numerous. 



1044. Halcyon smyrnensis. — The White-breasted Kingfisher. — 

 This species is even more abundant than the two above mentioned. 

 It is found in almost every garden.- 



1046. Callialcyon lilacina. — The Ruddy Kingfisher. — Blanford says 

 of this bird: "The specific name coramanda, although the oldest, 

 cannot be applied to a bird that is not found in the Peninsula of India." 

 But there can be no doubt that this bird is sometimes found in the 

 Peninsula. There are in the Madras Museum three specimens of this 

 bird, one of which was shot by Mr. Edgar Thurston, Superintendent 

 of the Museum at Guduvancheri, about 16 miles south of Madras. 



1067. Upupa indica.~~The Indian Hoopoe. — This bird occurs in 

 great numbers in Madras. 



1073. Cypseius a/finis. — The Common Indian Swift. — This swift is 

 not very frequently seen in Madras. 



1075. Tachoniis batassiensis. — The Palm-Swift. — Thanks to the 

 number of toddy palms this bird is very common in Madras. 



