272 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



Coracias indica. — The Indian Roller. Rarely seen. 



Corvus macrorhynchus. — The Jungle Crow. Fairly common, 

 in the villages below Hakgala. I often see a pair of these 

 birds at Sita Eliya, just above Hakgala, elevation about 

 5,700 ft. 



Crateropus rufescens. — The Rufous Babbler. I saw these 

 for the first time in February last year in the thick jungle 

 below Hakgala Peak. There were about fourteen of them 

 together. 



Culicicarpa ceylonensis . — The Grey-headed Fly-catcher. 

 Common, especially during the N. E. monsoon. 



Cyanops flavifrons. — The Yellow-fronted Barbet. Common 

 nearly all the year round. 



Diceeum erythrorhynchus. — Tickell's Flower Pecker. It is 

 fairly common, and chiefly responsible for the spread of the 

 Loranthus parasite. 



Gallmago coelestis. — The common Snipe. A few were shot 

 this year near Hakgala in the middle of October. 



Galloperdix hicalcarata. — The Ceylon Spur Fowl. Fairly 

 common. 



Gallus lafayettii. — The Ceylon Jungle Fowl. Common. 



Geocichla spiloptera. — The Spotted Ground Thrush. Occa- 

 sionally seen diu-ing the N. E. monsoon. 



Geocichla Wardi. — ^Ward's Pied Blackbird. Seldom seen at 

 Hakgala, but very common on Lower Albion estate during the 

 N. E. monsoon. 



Harpactes fasciatus. — The Ceylon Trogon. Rarely seen. 



Hemipus picatus. — The Little Pied Shrike. Usually seen 

 in the N. E. monsoon. 



Hirundo javanica. — The Bungalow Swallow. Common in 

 the N. E. monsoon. 



Hypsipetes ganeesa. — The Black Bulbul. Common, except 

 during the S. W. monsoon. 



Kelaartia penicilata. — The Yellow-eared Bulbul. Very 

 common nearly all the year round. 



Lanius cristatus. — The Brown Shrike. Arrives here in the 

 end of September. 



Larvivora hrunnea. — The Indian Wood-chat. Seen in the 

 N. E. monsoon only ; appears about October. 



