OF SOME BURMESE BIRDS. 143 



January. — Five eggs in a large bole in a Peepul tree. I took 

 a sixth, perfect egg from the oviduct of the female. (Nests and 

 Eggs, p. 59.) 



7.— Merops viridis, L. (117.) 



Latter end of April and commencement of May. (Nests and 

 Eggs, p. 99.) 



8.— Merops philippinus, Lin- (lis.) 



On the 25th April I dug ont some dozens of nests in the 

 Sittang river, all containing eggs iu various stages of incubation. 

 (Nests and Eggs, p. 101.) 



9.— Coracias affinis, McClell. (124.) 



Upper Pegu. Young in nest on 21st May. 



10.— Halcyon smyrnensis, L. (129.) 



April \hth. — Nest with five eggs. 



June 3rd. — Nest with three young birds and one addled e<*g% 

 Breeds iu thickly wooded ravines. (Nests and Eggs, p. 105.) 



11.— Alcedo meningting, Horsf. (135 Ms.) 



July 2nd. — Nest in the steep bauk of a ravine iu thick 

 forest. Gallery about one and a half feet long, terminating iu 

 a small chamber. Eggs four, laid on the bare soil ; very 

 glossy and round, white ; size -78 bv -69 ; 76 by -7 ; '75 by -7 ; 

 and '8 by '68' July 14th. — Nest with nearly full grown young iu 

 similar situation. This bird is common iu Lower Pegu as 

 also bengalensis. 



12.— Ceryle rudis, Lin. (136.) 



In Lower Pegu eggs may be taken during the latter half of 

 October and first half of November. Eggs generally five. 

 (Nests and Eggs, p. 1 09.) 



13.— Palaeornis magnirostris,* Ball. (147 bis.) 



I procured three hard set eggs ou the 25th February out of 

 a hole of a large Cotton tree about 25 feet from the ground ; 

 color pure white, much soiled with incubation and with very 

 little gloss. Dimensions of these 3 eggs : — 1*4,1'35,1'37 by 1*03, 

 1-01 and 1*03 respectively. Lower Pegu. 



There are several other names in which I do not concur ; he may very likely be 

 right : all I wish understood is that he and not the Editor is answerable in this 

 particular case for the nomenclature. — Ed , S. F. 



* It seems doubtful whether Pegu birds are not uearer P. nipalensis, Hodgson 

 than magnirostris, Ball. — Ed. S. i\ 



