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on the road and next morning organized a beat and secured it. The beaters 

 had to crawl on hands and knees under the dense thicket. 



935. Pitta cucullata.— The Green-breasted Pitta. 

 A bird was brought to me on the 12th May 1901 which had been taken 

 alive at Sale a few days before. I have never seen the species before nor since. 

 XVII. — Family Picidce. 

 948. Gecinus striolatus. — The Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker. 

 Local name " Thit-touk", Keeps to the better wooded parts, the slopes of 

 Popa, or the jungle round Kanna. Two nests taken in May and June, each 

 contained four fresh eggs and were five or six feet from the ground 



970. Dendrocopus pectgralis.— The Spotted-breasted Pied Woodpecker. 

 Frequently met with but in the drier bush jungle. I have found the nest 

 three times, but on two occasions with young birds. The breeding season is 

 February and March, and the eggs usually two in number. The nest holes are 

 generally about twenty feet from the ground. 



975. Iyngip'icus canicapiUus. — The Burmese Pigmy Woodpecker. 

 Very rare on Popa. Not seen elsewhere. 



983. Mlcroplernus phceoceps. — The Northern Rufous Woodpecker. Also 

 very uncommon. 



988. Tiga javanensis. — The Common Golden-backed Three-toed 

 Woodpecker. 

 Fairly common. Breeds in May and June. 



1003. Inyx torquilla. — The Common Wryneck. 

 I have seen this bird only twice in Myingyan,but shot it for identification. 

 It must be a rare winter visitor. 



XVIII. — Family Capitonidce. 

 1009. Thereiceryx Uneatus. — The Lineated Barbet. 

 Common on Popa. Local name is " Po-Gaung." 



1012. Cyanops asiatica. — The Blue-throated Barbet. 

 Occurs, but is not common in the district. Breeds in March and April. . 



1019. Xantlwlccma Juematocephala. — The Coppersmith. 

 Met with throughout the district. 



XIX. — Family Coraciadtv. 

 1023. Coracias ajfiiiis. — The Burmese Boiler. 

 Local name " Hnget Kah." Common all over the district. Breeds durim 

 March and April. The eggs number four, sometimes five. One day I came 

 across a roller eating a young bulbul that it had apparently killed. 



XX. — Family Meropidce.. 

 1026. Merops viridis. — The Common Indian Bee-eater. 

 Local name " Yethugyi-gaung". Very common all over the district. Begins 

 breeding about the 1st April. The eggs are apparently laid at considerable 

 intervals, as I have noticed young birds in the same nest at all stages of ma- 

 turity with an unhatched but hard-set egg. 

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