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42. Merops viRiDis, Linn. 



Found up to 4000 feet in the valleys of Baluchistan^ but 

 not in Afghanistan. 



43. Merops persicuS; Pall. 



Common all over the province in summer. 



44. Merops apiaster, Linn. 



Arrives in Quetta and Kandaharbefore the last. Swinhoe 

 noticed them at the latter place on the 14tli April. 



45. CORACIAS GARRULA, LiuU. 



A common summer visitant^ arriving in April. Colonel 

 Swinhoe says that C. iwrficahas been observed at Quetta, but 

 does not say by whom, and I doubt its occurrence above 

 1500 or 2000 feet. 



46. Halcyon smyrnensis (Linn.). 



A rare straggler into our province up the valleys of Ba- 

 luchistan, but commoner lower down. In Persia I have seen 

 it as high as 6500 feet, but here not above 4000. 



47. Alcedo bengvlensis, Gm. 



Mr. Hume ascribes a Kingfisher shot by Dr. Duke at 

 Quetta in November to this species, but neither Col. Swinhoe 

 nor I obtained it. Mr. Murray says it is found in S. Afghan- 

 istan, but I doubt it. 



48. Alcedo ispiDA, Linn. 



Common in favourable localities all over the province. 



49. Ceryle rudis (Linn.). 



Dr. Duke shot a specimen at Quetta in November, and I 

 have noticed it occasionally both at Quetta and Kandahar, 

 but it is very rare. 



50. Picus sciNDiANUS (Gould) . 



A pied Woodpecker is not uncommon in the Khwaja 

 Amran and in the sparsely wooded hills to the north and 

 east of Quetta. A specimen was obtained in the former 

 locality by Col. Swinhoe, and ascribed by him to this species. 

 Mr. Barnes and Mr. Murray also state that those they "found 

 breeding about the Kliojak Avere P. scindianus, which is 



