284 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. VIII, 



(a) cf , Kobo, 400 ft., g-xii-ii. I.M. No. 25275. 

 (6) 9 , Rotung, 1400 ft., 9-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25255. 

 (c) cf , Rotung, 1400 ft., i3-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25292. 



Like so many birds in this humid corner of India all three of 

 these specimens are rather darker than most specimens from else- 

 where, but none of them show any trace of the rich red markings 

 of C. a. rubescens from the higher ranges of North Cachar and the 

 Khasi and Naga Hills. 



97- Cyanops franklini franklini (Blyth). 



O. and B., vol. iii, p. 96. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. xix, p. 69. 



{a) cf , Komsing, 24-ii-i2. I.M. No. 25299. 



(6) Not sexed. Rotung, March 1912. B.N.H.S. 

 No. 25. 



(c) Not sexed. Rotung, March 1912. B.N.H.S. 



No. 37. 



(d) Not sexed. Misshing, 2000 ft., Feb. 1912. 



B.N.H.S. No. 53. 



All these four birds are typical franklini and show no approach 

 to the Burmese C. /. ramsayi. 



^ Order ANISODACTYLI. 



Sub-order MEROPES. 



Family MEROPIDAE. 



98. Melittophagus swinhoii (Hume). 



O. and B., vol. iii, p. 114. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. xvii, p. 55. 



{a) cf , Kobo, 400 ft., 29-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25360. 



Sub-order UBUPAE. 



Family UPUPIDAE. 



99. Upupa epops indica (Reich.). 



O. and B., vol. iii, p. 161. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. xvi, p. 10. 



{a) No data. B.N.H.S. No. 12. 



This is a very large bird, the wing being nearly 5'8" (147*3 mm.) 

 but there is practically no white on the crest, there being only a 

 tinge of this on one or two of the longest feathers. The bill is 

 over 2" (52'20 mm.) from front to tip. The breast and under parts 

 are typical indica. 



