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(720) Ploceus baya (the Common Weaver Bird). Resident. 



Blandford, Fauna Br. Ind. (Birds), II., p. 175 ; Legge, Birds of 

 Ceylon, p. 641. 



(725) Munia malacca (the Black-headed Munia). Resident. 



Blandford, Fauna Br. Ind. (Birds), II., p. 182; Legge, Birds 

 of Ceylon, p. 652. 



(985) Micropternus gularis (Madras Rufous Woodpecker). Resident. 

 Blandford, Fauna Br. Ind. (Birds), III., p. 57 ; Legge, Birds of 

 Ceylon, p. 200. 



(1237) Circus aeruginosus (the Marsh Harrier). Migrant. 



Blandford, Fauna Br. Ind. (Birds), III., p. 387 ; Legge, Birds 

 of Ceylon, p. 5. 



(1291) Chalcophaps indica (the Bronze-wing Dove). Resident. 



Blandford, Fauna Br. Ind. (Birds), IV., p. 26 ; Legge, Birds of 

 Ceylon, p. 714. 



(1573) Ardetta cinnamomea (the Chestnut Bittern). Resident. 

 Blandford, Fauna Br. Ind. (Birds), IV., p. 402 ; Legge, Birds of 

 Ceylon, p. 1162. 



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Plate I. 

 Molpastes hcemorrhous (the Madras Red- vented Bulbul). 

 Dicrurus leucopygialis (the White-bellied Drongo). 

 Lanius cristatus (the Brown Shrike). 

 Artamus fuscus (the Ashy Wood Swallow, or Swallow Siirike). 



Plate II. 

 Terpsipkone paradisi (the Paradise Fly-catcher). 

 Arachnechthra lotenia (Loten's Sun Bird). 6 

 Arachneckthra lotenia (Loten's Sun Bird). ? 



Plate III. 

 Pitta hrachyura (the Indian Pitta) . 

 Ceryle varia (the Pied Kingfisher) . 

 Alcedo ispida (the Little Indian Kingfisher). 

 Halcyo7i smyrnensis (the White-breasted Kingfisher). 



Plate IV. 



Scops bakkamosna (Forster's Scops Owl). 

 Rallina superciliaris (the Banded Crake). 

 Haliastur indus (the Brahminy Kite). 



Plate V. 

 Chettusia gregaria (the Sociable Lapwing) . 

 Charadrius julvus (the Eastern Golden Plover). 

 Sterna hergii (the Large-crested Tern). 



