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THE GREAT CHINESE BARBET. 



This bird may be heard continually during the hot weather, in the 

 hills, wherever any big tree jungle exists. 



It always chooses the topmost bough of a high tree from which to 

 shriek its loud monotonous and discordant cry, accompanying each by 

 a spasmodic jerk of the head, in such a way as to make the sound 

 come from different directions. 



it is a very handsome bird, about thirteen inches in length with a 

 thick coarse beak, and a greeny-blue head, its back shadmg from 

 olive to green on the tail, underparts striped green and yellow. 



Burmese name — Fadein-bo. 



(No. 1007. Megalsema virens.) 



THE LINEATED BARBET. 



Found in most parts of the country, being extremely common round 

 Ranooon, and especially noisy in Cantonmenis. An untidy looking 

 green bird with large coarse bill, the top of the head brown, body 

 green, the shafts ot the feathers being white giving it a striped 

 appearance, chin and throat white, breast like the head. Length 

 about eleven inches. It has a loud monotonous two-syllable note, 

 which is generally to be heard any tine day, more especially in the 

 hot weather. 



(No. 1009. T. lineatus.) 



CRIMSON BREASTED BARBET OR COPPERSMITH. 



The monotonous " Tonk, Tonk " of the coppersmith must be known 

 to all as it is to be heard throughout the year and more especially in 

 the dry weather. It is a short dumpy little bird which prefers the 

 upper branches of trees in which to carry on its tinker's calling ; 

 wagging its head from side to side at each utterance, and so making 

 the sound come from different directions. Upper plumage green, the 

 front part of the head crimson; a stripe below the eye, the chin and 

 throat yellow , breast crimson edged below with yellow, lower parts 

 whitish striped with green. Length about six-and-a-half inches. 



It is very leisurely in its nesting habits, at least a pair I once had 

 the chance of watching practically took the whole cold weather to 

 excavate a small hole. 'I'hey first drew my attention by their tap- 

 ping, and as they had chosen the dead bough of a tree within a few 

 feet of one of my windows, 1 noted down the date to see how long 

 they would take, this was on the 26th October. Work continued 

 throuo-hout the cold weather, as whenever I was at home I saw a bird 

 at it every morning. At first I only saw one bird, it was shortly 

 afterwards joined by another. After the 28th of January there was 

 always a bird inside the nest, while the other was generally some- 

 where near. As this was rather early for eggs, I presume they were 



