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The specimen sent is scarcely a typical gurial ; the cap being 

 lighter than in that species ; indeed in many respects, it seems 

 to approximate to what Mr. Sharpe separates as burmanicus. 

 I suspect that ultimately a great number of the species of this 

 genus will have to be abandoned. 



129.— Halcyon smyrnensis, Lin. 



" This King-fisher has often been a puzzle to me ; I have 

 found them in the most unlikely places, in fact everywhere. 

 I remember once watching, one going in for a teed on crickets ; 

 he settled on a large tree in the middle of a large clearance 

 and every now and then darted down like an arrow to the 

 ground returning immediately to his perch with something i u 

 his beak. After I had seen him at this for about | an hour, 

 I stalked him and brought him down. On examination I 

 found his stomach crammed with crickets. — J. I." 



133.— Ceyx tridactyla, Pal. 



''Although not at all rare, this tiny fellow often escapes 

 observation. He sits so very close that I have more than once 

 attempted to catch him with my hand. I once caught a pair 

 in my Bungalow during the day. They affect the thickish 

 jungle with very small streams running through it. — J. I.-" 



134— Alcedo bengalensis, Gm. 



tl The commonest of King-fishers, found wherever there is 

 water.— J. I." 



Wing, 2*87 ; bill at front, 1"55. This appears to be fully 

 adult , but the bill is very short. 



136— Ceryle rudis, Lin. 



"The Pied King-fisher is very common throughout the dis- 

 trict; it always fishes on the wing. It breeds here about March 

 —J. I." 



137.— Ceryle guttata, Vig. 



" This large Pied King-fisher is only to be found in the 

 mountain rivers or streams. I have not observed a sino-le bird 

 near stagnant or slow running water ; it is seen nearly always 

 in pairs. Breeds in March. — J. I." 



A female, with the cinnamon under wing coverts, precisely 

 similar to Himalayan specimens. 



Bill at front, 3; wing, 7*1. 



138— Psarisomus Dalhousiae, Jameson. 



" I shot three Yellow-throated Broadbills on the 1st Decem- 

 ber 1875. Previous to that date I had not seen it in Cachar; 



