AND SPECIALLY THOSE OF THE THOUNGYEEN VALLEY. 153 



In the Thoungyeen valley, I have procured it at Meeawuddy 

 in June, at Laidawgyee in April, and on the Dawna pass in 

 November. 



119. — Merops swinhoii, Hume. 



The commonest Bee-eater, as it affects not only forests but 

 the banks of streams so numerous throughout the country. 



122.— Nyctiornis athertoni, Jard. and Selb, 



_ I have seen a party of this Bee-eater, some four or five, sit- 

 ting on the trees dotted about over a bare plain, which in the 

 rains forms a marsh. This was near Kaukarit. 



It is, however, far more common along the well-wooded 

 Dawna range, and in the Thoungyeen valley. 



It has a croaking, querulous note, something like that of 

 Rhopodytes tristis, but ending up with a clucking sound. 



122 bis.— Nyctiornis amicta, Tern. 



Certainly one of the loveliest birds in the forest. Besides 

 the specimens mentioned as obtained by me in S. F., Yol. VIII., 

 p. 193, I have since shot a fine male on the 19th November 

 1879 in the Thoungyeen valley, near the banks of the Thin- 

 gaugyeenoun choung, a feeder of the Meplay. This specimen 

 measured in the flesh : — 



Length, 13'1 ; expanse, 18'6; wing, 5*4; tail, 5*3 ; tarsus, 

 0"8 ; bill from gape, 2'4.. 



Bill dark horny, rather whitish at base below ; legs and 

 feet plumbeous green ; irides tawny. 



124.— Coracias affinis, Mc.Clell. 



The Eastern Roller is common throughout the province, and 

 though a bird of the open plains it is by no means uncommon 

 in the open Dillenia forests that form a great belt along almost 

 the vvhole lower course of the Thoungyeen. 



126.— Eurystomus orientalis, Lin. 



I shot one specimen of this as before noticed (S. F., Vol. 

 VIII., p. 193), on the Zammee river. 



In September 1879 I found it common at the head waters 

 of the Thoungyeen, but so wary that I did not manage to 

 secure a single specimen. The one procured on the Zammee 

 river, a male, measured in the flesh : — 



Length, 12*93; expanse, 25*7 ; wing, 7'6 ; tail from vent, 

 4*2 ; tarsus, 8"69 ; bill from gape, 1*65. 



Bill bright rose red ; tip black ; legs and feet dark Indian 

 red ; irides dark clear brown ; claws horny. 



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