Birds of Bhumo, Upper Burmah. 71 



By the courtesy of my friend Mr. Leonardo Fea, of the 

 Genoa Museum_, who has been collecting birds at Bliamo 

 for some time, I have been favoured with a copy of Count 

 Salvadori^s paper on the bii'ds of Upper Burmah recently 

 published in the ' Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Natu- 

 rale di Genova/ vol. iv. 2nd series, pp. 568-617. 



The Count presents us with a list of 111 species, chiefly, 

 if not entirely, procured in Bhamo. On looking over my 

 notes of the taxidermist's collection, already referred to, I 

 find there are a considerable number of birds obtained at 

 Bhamo which Mr. Fea had not the good fortune to meet 

 with. On the other hand he procured many species which 

 the museum collector failed to obtain. 



Count Salvadori has dealt exhaustively with the birds that 

 came under his notice, and I therefore propose to enumerate 

 only those species which are not mentioned in his paper. 

 They amount to 34, and to this number may safely be added 

 Anser cinereus, of which, however, I have not received a 

 specimen. It is reported to be very common in the cold 

 season in tbe upper parts of the Irrawaddy, and some of my 

 friends have assured me that they have shot it. 



It is to be regretted that so little is known about the birds 

 of Upper Burmah, considering that the whole country has 

 been traversed by our troops for the past two years, and that 

 a large number of civil officers, in addition, are permanently 

 located in all parts of the country. 



1. Garrulax belangeri, Less.j Oates, B. Brit. Burm. 

 vol. i. p. 33. 



Two specimens, the only ones brought to Rangoon, are 

 identical with Pegu birds. Mr. Fea procured G. leucolophus 

 only. 



2. Dryonastes ruficollis (Jard. & Selb.) ; Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds, vol. vii. p. 454. 



3. Megalurus PALUSTRis, Horsf. ; Oates, op. cit. i. p. 106. 



4. Parus atriceps, Horsf. ; Oates, op. cit. i. p. 125. 



5. SiTTA FKOiNTALis, Hoi'sf . ; Oatcs, op. cit. i. p. 134. 



