LIST OF BIRDS FOUND IN MYINGYAN DISTRICT. 403 



1.118. Coccystes jacobinus. — The Pied Crested Cuckoo. 

 Common during the breeding season. 



1119. Coccystes coromandus. — The Red-winged Crested Cuckoo. 

 I shot a specimen at Shawdawtaung on the 2nd June 1902. An egg I 

 took from a nest of Garrulax moniliger ihe same day I think belongs to this 

 bird. They are occasionally met with throughout the district. 

 1120. Eudynamis honorata, — The Indian Koel. 

 Common during the cold weather and noisy during the breeding season, 

 March and April. 



1123. Rhopodytes tristis. — The Large Green-billed Malkoha. 

 Common anywhere where there is thick jungle. In April these birds seemed 

 to be in pairs on Pop a, but I never found the nest. 



1130. Centropus sinensis.— The Common Coucal or Crow-Pheasant. 

 Local name "B6t ". Occurs throughout the district. A nest with one egg 

 was found on the 1 7th June. The nest was composed of green leaves lined 

 with straw, and was saucer-shaped, not globular. 



1133. Centropus bengalensis. — The Lesser Coucal. 

 I have not killed this bird, but am satisfied that I have seen it fairly often in 

 pieces of thick jungle. 



XXVI. — Family Psittacidce. 

 1136. Pakeornis indobur manic us. — The Large Burmese Paroquet. 

 Local name " Kyet Taw ". Common all over the district. Breeds from 

 December to February and lays five eggs averaging 1*21" x l - 03" in size. 

 1138. Palceomis torquatm. — The Rose-ringed Paroquet. 

 Local name " Kyet Tama ". Very common throughout the plains, but do 

 not ascend Popa. 



1140. Palceomis rosa. — The Eastern Blossom-headed Paroquet. 

 Local name "Kyet Lein *'. I once noticed a flock of these birds at Wetloo 

 on the 9th January. They allowed me to approach close enough to make quite 

 sure that they were Blossom-headed birds. They are common on Popa and 

 breed during March and April. 



1142. Palceomis ftnschi. — The Burmese Slaty-headed Paroquet. 

 Local name " Kyet Kala ". This is the common paroquet of Popa. It is 

 rare, but not wanting, in the plains. It breeds after the usual manner during 

 January and February. Eight eggs measure on the average 1*06" x '98 ". 

 1145. Palceomis fa sciatus. — The Red-breasted Paroquet. 

 Local name " Kyet Yinni ". On the 20th May 19U0, a young bird of this 

 species was captured and given to me at Pagan. The black neck stripe 'was 

 broad and distinct from the first. The red breast began to appear only aboi.t 

 July 1901 and the following September the bird was in full plumage, I have 

 seen flocks of thousands of these birds on the slopes of the Chin Hills. 

 XXVII,— Family Sirigidce. 

 1152. Strixflammea. — The Ban>Owl or Screech-Owl. 

 Local name " Didot ". Fairly common over the district, I took 7 eggs fiom 



