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117.— Merops philippinus, Lin. 



I Dhamapur.* 

 I 8avant Vadi. 



Confined to the south of the district. I found it common 

 about the summer rice fields irrigated by the Dhamapur tank. 



119.*— Merops swinhoii, Hume. 



| Savant Vadi. | 



Recorded from the " sides and bases of Goa and Savant Vadi 

 hills" by Mr. Fairbank (S. F., IV., 254)._ I did not obtain 

 any specimens at Savant Vadi itself, which is intermediate 

 between the sea and the base of the hills. 



123.— Coracias indica, Lin. 



Khed. 

 Chiplun. 

 Aroli. 

 Savant Vadi. 



Tolerably common inland in well-wooded country, but very 

 much less so near the coast. Breeds in March. 



127.— Pelargopsis gurial, Fear son. 



Malvan. I Eajapur. 



I Dhamapur. 



Eare. Has also been seen at Ratnagiri, but not as yet 

 north of that place. 



[This Pelargopsis on the West Coast has the entire cap, nape 

 and ear coverts, a really dark brown, very different to the pale 

 (in some cases whitey) brown, of specimens from most other 

 parts of India. The two forms are quite as distinct as several 

 that Mr. Sharpe has admitted in his famous work as separate 

 species, but I believe he himself considers that in any future 

 revision of the genus a good deal of " lumping" will be neces- 

 sary. — A. 0. H.] 



129.— Halcyon smyrnensis, Lin. 



Eatnagiri. Mahapral. 



Malvan. Mandangad. 



Vengorla. 



Generally distributed but not common. Avoids large tidal 

 rivers, and prefers secluded jungle streams. Often found in 

 dry jungles at some distance from water. 



130.— Halcyon pileata, Bodd. 



Malvan. J | 



As yet I have only got two specimens of this Kingfisher at 

 the locality specified. Jerdon notes its occurrence at Telli- 



* Capt. Bingham tells me that he has found this species not uncommon about 

 Vengorla in January.— Ed., S. F. 



