A LIST OF THE BIRDS OF PEGU. 187 
71.—Pelargopsis burmanica, Sharpe. (127 bis.) 
Found commonly throughout the province in wooded 
nullahs. On the hills it is especially abundant. I have not 
observed them in the tidal treeless streams of Lower Pegu, 
and I see that Dr. Armstrong does not record it from the 
Irrawaddy delta. 
72.—Pelargopsis amauroptera, Pears. (128.) 
Dr. Armstrong procured this bird at the mouth of the 
Rangoon river. I have it from other parts of the delta, and 
it seems to be confined to tidal waters in Pegu.* 
73.—Haleyon smyrnensis, Lin. (129.) 
There are few parts of the province where this bird may 
not be seen and heard. It is extremely abundant. 
74.—Halcyon pileata, Bodd. (180.) 
I procured one specimen on the Irrawaddy between Prome 
and Thyetmyo, where it appears to be rare. I observed it 
common in the streams and fisheries lying between the Sittang 
and the Pegu hills, north of Paghein, and it seems abundant in 
the Irrawaddy delta. + 
75.—Halcyon coromanda, Lath. (131.) 
I got one bird near Pegu, and observed another somewhat 
further north near Shwaygheen. It seems rare in the 
province. 
76.—Halcyon chloris, Bodd. (132.) 
A bird of tidal creeks. I got a solitary specimen near Pegu, 
and it seems to be common in the delta: 
77.—Carcineutes pulchellus, Horsf. (132 ter.) 
-Since procuring a pair in the evergreen forests of the Pegu 
hills, I have never again met with it. 
78.—Ceyx tridactylus, Pall. (133.) 
This Kinefisher is not uncommon in the evergreen forests 
of the eastern slopes of the Pegu hills. I also shot two birds 
near Kyeikpadein in a small nullab. 
79.—Alcedo bengalensis, Gm. (134.,) 
Very abundant in every part of the province in swamps, 
paddy-land and nullahs running in open country. This is not 
a forest species at all as the next is. ; 
* Yes, we have received it from near the mouth of the Bassein river.—Ep., S. F. 
+ Especially in places near the sea where there are mangroves.—Ep., S. F. 
~ We have received it from near the mouth of the Bassein river.—Ep., §. F. 
