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greeiiisli liliic tu hliii.-ili yiveii. ])aisiiig into bnVlit, p.'ile verdilor-lilne on 

 the broad and long supcrcilia : back, scapulai's ami tertiaries dull 

 brownish green to greenish brown ; smalior and median coverts dark blue, 

 greater secondary coverts greenish blue, greater in-iniary coverts pah- 

 ))lne : quills deep blue, with a bar of pale blue across the terniin.d h.ilt' 

 of the primaries ; rnmp deep blue : upper tail-coverts bright pale blue ; 

 middle tail-feathers dusky bluish green, the others deep blue at the baso 

 and light blue en tlie terminal portion, with the ends tipped darker : 

 sides of liead, chin and throat purplish blue, the throat-feathers witii 

 shining blue shaft-stripes ; breast and abdomen vinaceons brown ( in 

 some specimens with slight purplish gloss) passing on lower abdomen 

 into dusk}- and then light blue on vent and under tail-coverts ; wing- 

 lining (iark purplish blue. 



iris brown. Bill blackish. Jrouth jiale lemon-yellow. Kdges 

 of eyelids and bare facial skin l)rownish or greenish yellow to dull 

 yellowish orange. Legs yellowish brown to brownish yellow. Claws 

 blackish. 



Blstrihution. 'i'he authorities quoted in the synonymy record 

 this bird from tlie Xorthein, Western and I'eninsular divisions of the 

 country, while I have also obtained it at 15.ingkok, Central Siam. and at 

 Xong Khor, near Sriracha, in the South-Eastern division. As it has 

 been reported from Indo-China by Oustalet, it is almost certain to be 

 found, as Well, in Eastern Siam. so it may be said to be widely di.-tri- 

 buted throughout the country. 



In this connection it is of interest to note that, though this bird 

 occurs as far down the .Malay Peninsula as Tatani (the southernmc-t 

 Province of Siam). it has not yet been observed in Pritish M.ilaya. 



Halnts, (tv. In Bangkok the Burmese Roller ( fre(iuently called 

 the Blue Jay by Europeans ) is a common resident species. It is a 

 solitary bird, e.\ce]it during the breeding season (whii h is in the hot 

 weather) and is nsnally to be seen seated motionless on some exposed 

 position, such as the uppermost branch of a tree, an electric light 

 cable on the roadside, or a post in a garden, but also, not infrequently, 

 on a bund in a jjadi-field or on a heap of earth or stones. Its fbglit is, 

 ordinarily, a slow and steady flapping, not unlike that of the Crow, but, 

 in common with its Indian congener (C iudira), it has. as remarked by 



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