304 NOTES ON SOME BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE EASTERN OR 
1°8 to 2:1; tarsus, *42 to 46; bill from gape, °55 to °6 ; at front 
*3; width at gape, °52 to ‘6. 
_ Femailes.—Length, 5°25 to 56; wing, 4°3 to 4°5; tail from 
vent to end of outer feathers, 2°5 to 2°6; to end of mid feathers, 
1°8 to 2:1; tarsus ‘43 to °44; bill from gape, ‘55 to °57; at front, 
°3.; width at gape, 45 to °47. 
In both sexes the irides are deep brown; bill, legs, feet, and 
claws, dusky black. 
[This is the smaller race generally now separated as 
gutturalis.—A, O. H. | 
117.—Merops viridis, Lin. 
The common Indian Bee-eater was very generally distributed 
ovre every portion of Southern Pegu which I visited. It was 
especially abundant at the mouth of the Rangoon river, 
and from there all alcng the coast up to China-Ba-keer, 
where hundreds might be seen perched upon the dead bushes 
and drift wood washed up along the margin of the shore just 
above highwater mark. They were here wonderfully tame, 
allowing me to get within two or three yards of them before 
they would attempt to fly away. The following is a resume 
of the dimensions of several specimens recorded in the flesh :— 
Length, 9 to 9°5 ; expanse, 11°5 to 12:1; tail from vent, 3:7 to 
3°8; wing, 4°6 to 5:2 ; tarsus, °35 to °4 ; bill from gape, 1°3 to 1°45. 
Trides, deep red; bill, dusky black; legs and feet, greyish 
black ; claws, horny brown. 
[The whole of the specimens belong to the rufous crowned 
and naped race separated as ferrugineiceps.— A. O. H.] 
118.—Merops Daudini, Cuv. 
This species, though tolerably abundant in certain localities 
was by no means general in its distribution. I have only met 
with it in a tidal swamp a few miles from Elephant Point, 
and also along the course of Deserter’s Creek. In this latter 
locality it was met with in tolerable abundance, more especially 
where the margins were bordered with tali Sonneratia trees. 
Here numbers of this species might be seen making wide 
circles, with a strong rapid flight at a great height up in the 
air, and again returning to perch on the summits of these 
trees, where they would remain for a moment or two before 
starting on a fresh expedition. They kept, as a rule, to the 
highest trees, and were very wary and difficult to approach. 
A male bird shot near Elephant Point measured in the flesh :— 
Length, 12°1; expanse, 15-6 ; tail from vent, 5°5 ; wing, 5°45; 
tarsus, °5; bill from gape, 1°95. 
