24 Mr. A. Roberts on Binls in 



noar tho nosf, witli the usual caution of Honil)ills, and no 

 doubt this was the cause of the lien betraying' her ])resence. 

 The eo-gs, which I was able to ])veserve, are of very rougli 

 texture, dirty grey in colour, the pores show'ing up white, 

 and measure ;3i)-3- 3i)-l» X 2'J-2*)-7. 



Halcyon chklicuti (Stanl.). J\. 832. (4 M., 4 F.) 

 liesident. 



I. dusky ; B. upjier niand. dark brown, lower dull red, tip 

 dark brown ; L. anterior brown, posterior orange. Leng. 

 17G-185 ; W. 77-84 ; Tl. 40-44 ; C. 31-35. 



Wherever the forest trees were large and free from inid(M-- 

 growth and the grass comparatively short, these interesting 

 little Kingfishers were to be found, and they were very 

 common at Villa Pereira. Individuals woidd frequently 

 perch on twigs of the branches overhanging the cam]) at 

 that place, bobbing their heads up and down, darting down 

 to the ground to pick up some insect on the cleared ground 

 below, and occasionally starting a quiet churring note, wdiich 

 might be likened to the whirring of a cuckoo-clock just 

 before it strikes, suddenly breaking off and startling one with 

 a series of wild, hysterical, laughter-like notes. Others in 

 the neighbourhood would often join in, creating an efli'ect 

 delightfully in keeping with the wildness of the surrounding 

 forest. Two nests were found at Villa Pereira about 19th 

 October, one with four newly-hatched young and the other 

 with five much-incubated eggs : both nests were in trees and 

 appeared to be old ones made by Jjarbets or Woodpeckers. 

 The eggs are of the usual Kingfisher type and measure 

 24-2-25 X 21-5-22. 



Halcyon AM'.ivKNTKis oruENTALis, Pirs. R. 833 a. (I M., 

 1 F.) Resi.lent. 



I. light brown ; I*, dull red, tip (l;ii-k brown ; \i. dull I'cd. 

 Leng.23G & 223 ; W. 105 Sc '.»<; ; Tl. 71 ic Gl ; Ts. 13 & 12 ; 

 C.45. 



At Villa Pereira ihis Kinglisher was frecjuijutly noticed 

 perched on the top of peaked ant-hills or dead tops of young 



