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132. — Halcyon chloris, Bodd. The White-collared 

 Kingfisher. 



This is another coast species, obtained by Mr. Vidal in 

 Patnagiri, where he met with it on one or two occasions in 

 small colonies, in mangrove swamps on the banks of tidal 

 creeks. 



133.— Ceyx tridactylus, Tall. The Three-toed 

 Purple Kingfisher. 



Probably a permanent resident. Rare. I first observed this 

 species in the jungles below the reversing station at Khaudala, 

 and this year (1880) I saw one in July, perched upon a stone 

 by the side of the road, about half way down the Ghat between 

 Ambolee and Danowlee. Major Lloyd enters it in his list as 

 a Konkan species, and Colonel Sykes got it somewhere in the 

 Deccan, so that it doubtless occurs sparingly all along the 

 Sahyadri range and in the adjacent forests, wherever there are 

 streams running through dense jungles. 



134. — Alcedo bengalensis, Gm. The Common 

 Indian Kingfisher. 



Permanent resident. Common, as a rule, throughout the 

 region. 



135 quat.— Alcedo bsavani, Wald. Beavan's 

 Kingfisher. 



Rare. I have a specimen that was shot in the jungles west 

 of Belgaum. I know of no other instance of its occurrence 

 within the region. 



136. — Ceryle rudis, Lin. The Pied Kingfisher. 



Permanent resident. Tolerably common wherever there is 

 water throughout the region, excepting, perhaps, on the Ghats. 



140. — Dichoceros cavatus, Bodd. The Great Horn- 

 bill. 



A permanent resident in the forests of the Sahyadri range, 

 where it is not uncommon, and extends certainly as far north as 

 the south of Kolaba. 



141.— Hydrocissa coronata, Bodd. The Malabar 

 Pied Hornbill. 



Permanent resident. Not uncommon in the forests surround- 

 ing Belgaum, and extends along the Sahyadri range to 



