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10. Gecinus chlorolophus (Vieill.). — Hills east of Ava. 



11. Micropterus pJuBoceps, Blyth. — Bassein. 



12. Chrysonotus intermedius (Blyth). — Pegu. By far the 

 commonest species of "Woodpecker in the Bassein district. 

 Found also at Thayet Myo. 



13. Megalcema Ao^if/sonijBonap. — Bassein : Rangoon, common. 



14. Xantholama indica (Lath.). — Ava. This bird is rare in 

 Burma compared with its abundance almost throughout the 

 plains of India. 



15. Polyphasia tenuirostris (J. E. Gray). — Pegu: Ava. 



16. Oxylophus jacobinus (Bodd.). — Very abundant around 

 Thayet Myo, as mentioned by Dr. Jerdon (B. Ind. i. p. 340). 

 As it is a common African species, it is probably peculiai', on 

 the eastern side of the Bay of Bengal, to the dry region of 

 Upper Burma. 



17. Zanclostomus tristis (Less.). — Bassein. 



18. Harpactes hodgsoni, Gould. — Bassein, Pegu. Not seen 

 in the dry region of Upper Burma. It keeps to rather thick 

 woods. 



19. Merops viridis, L. — Pegu ; very common. 



20. Merops quinticolor, Vieill. — Pegu and Ava ; less common. 

 In March I saw large numbers of a Merops (probably M. 



philippensis) breeding near the banks of the Bassein river, one 

 of the mouths of the Irawadi. The holes were not made in a 

 bank, but on flat sandy ground ; and had I not seen the birds 

 going in and out, I should have taken them for rat-holes. 



21. Nyctiornis othertoni, Jerd. & Selb. — Bassein. 



22. Coracias affinis, M'Clell. — Pegu and Ava. 



23. Eurystomus orientalis (L.). — Bassein, in Pegu. 



24. Halcyon amauropterus, Pears. — Irawadi delta. 



25. Halcyon leucocephalus (Gmel.). — Thayet Myo. 



26. Halcyon smyrnensis (L.) . — Pegu, inland; not observed in 

 the delta. 



27. Halcyon atricapillus (Lath.). — Irawadi delta; very com- 

 mon, but only seen as far as salt water extends up the rivers. 



28. Alcedo meningting, Horsf. — Irawadi delta. 



29. Alcedo bengalensis, Gmel. — Pegu, inland. 



This species. Halcyon leucocephalus and H. smyrnensis are 



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