16 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
The Rollers—Coracie—show a similar division. Coracias 
indica—the Indian Roller—is a common Indian bird, but in 
Ceylon it appears to be a neweomer by way of the Carnatic. 
Its headquarters are the Northern and North-Central Pro- 
vinces, where it is quite a feature of the landscape. It migrates 
occasionally as far south as the Western Province, but it has 
not penetrated to the dry districts of the south-east, where 
one would expect to find it. On the other hand, Zurystomus 
orientalis—the Broad-billed Roller—belongs to a Himalayan 
genus. The species is found in the Malabar hills, and is a 
rare resident in that part of Ceylon which stretches 
from Haputale south-west to the hills of the Morawak 
korale. 
The Bee-eaters—M eropes—have a like distribution. Merops 
philippinus—the Blue-tailed Bee-eater—is with us a migrant. 
Merops viridis—the Green Bee-eater—has a wide range in 
India, but in Ceylon keeps to the dry northern and eastern 
side, being practically unknown in the Western Province and 
the Galle District. There and up-country it is replaced by 
Melittophagus swinhoii, which does not occur in the 
Carnatic. 
Of the seven species of Kingfishers—Alcedinide—found 
within our limits, two, Alcedo beavani—Beavan’s Kingfisher— 
and Halcyon pileata—the Black-capped Kingfisher—have been 
found only two or three times in Ceylon ; the other five species 
occur both in the Malabar and Carnatic tracts. 
The evidence afforded by the distribution of our Hornbills 
is rather conflicting. 
Lophocerus gingalensis—the Little Ceylon Hornbill—is 
peculiar to the Island, and occurs throughout the Island up to 
elevations of 4,000 feet. An allied species, Z. griseus, is found 
only in the Malabar coast. As against this, Anthracocerus 
coronatus—the Crowned Hornbill—a heavy ungainly bird, 
incapable of a long sustained flight, is wanting in the Carnatie, 
but its headquarters in Ceylon are the drier forests in the 
northern half of the Island. It thus forms a solitary exception 
to the general rule. 
Our only Hoopoe, Upupa indica—the Indian Hoopoe—is 
found practically throughout the Indian Empire. 
