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151. CUCULUS POLIOCEPHALUS, Latham. 



Male, adult, Lolab Valley, Kashmir, May 15, 1893; (),0()() feet. •' liill 

 b]a(;k; base of lower nuuidible yellowish brown; orbital skin lemon 

 yellow; irides brown ; feet lemon yellow ; length, 10 ;<; inches," 



ir,2. COCCYSTES JACOBINUS (Boddaertj. 



Female, adult, Val<' of Kashmir, August 12, 1891. '-Length, 12=| 

 inches." 



Female, imnuiture, Vale of Kashmir,' August 1.3, 1891. 



Male, adult. Vale of Kashmir, August 21, 1891. •• Feet leaden blue; 

 l)ill black; irides dark brown; length, 12^ inclu's." 



Male, immature, Vale of Kashmir, September 1, 1891. •' Feet leaden 

 blue; irides brown; upper mandible black; lower mandible yellowish 

 brown." 



Family ALCEDINIDJ':. 



153. ALCEDO ISPIDA BENGALENSIS fGmelin). 



Male, adult, Lolab, Kaslimii-, July 1, 1891. 

 Male, adult, Lolab, Kashmir, -luly !), 1891. 

 Male, adult, Lolab, Kiishmir, July 10, 1891. 



Male, adult, Sriuagar, Kashmir, August 4, 1891. " Length, 7^ 

 inches." 

 Adult, no data. 



151. CERYLE RUDIS VARIA (Strickland). 



Male, adult, Vale of Kashmii-, August 13, 1891. Three specimens. 

 Female, adult. Vale of Kashmir, August I-'), 1891, 



Family M1CK( )P()I)II)j:, 



155. MICROPUS APUS PEKINENSIS (Swinhoe). 



Female, adult, Vale of Kashmir, June 2, 1893, •' Bill and claws 

 black; feet dark Heshy brown; length, 7 inches." 



Male, adult, Dras, Kashmir. June 22, 1893 ; 10,000 feet. '• Bill bhu-k ; 

 length, 7 inches." 



Family COUACIIDyE. 



15(5. CORACIAS GARRULA, Linnaeus. 



Male, adult. Vale of Kashmir, June 28, 1891. 



Female, adult, Lolab, Kashmir, July 10, 1891; (i,000 feet. 



Male, immature, eastern Kashmir, August 18, 1891; 0,000 feet. 



Family MEKOl'l D.E. 



157. MEROPS APIASTER, Linnaeus. 



Female, adult, Vale of Kashmir, August 9, 1891. 



Male, adult, Vale of Kashmir, August 10, 1S91. ■' P.ill l)]ack: feet 

 leaden; irides brown." 



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