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1027. (71). Mebops philippinus. Blue-tailed Bee-eater. 

 The Blue-tailed is not common. I have only seen it in one place in 

 Saugor, at Dewal in the extreme North-West of the district. It occurs in 

 the neighbouring district of Damoh. 



1033. (72). Oeryle vauia. Indian Pied King-fisher. 



Chitla Kilkilla. 

 1035. (73). Algedo ispida. Common King-fisher. 

 Chota IGlkilla. 



1043. (74). Pelae,gopsis gurial. Brown-headed Stork -billed King- 



fisher. 

 Bar a Kilkilla. 



1044. (75.) Halcyon smye,nensis. White-breasted King-fisher. 



Nila Kilkilla. 



The Storked-billed is fairly frequently seen. I am certain that a pair 

 have used the wall of the Saugor fort over the lake for nesting, though I 

 have not been able to discover where. The other three kinds are ubiqui- 

 tous ; they all nest about April and May. 



1062. (76). LoPHOCBROS birostris. Common Grey Hornbill, 

 Silgilla. 



The only Saugor Hornbill, quite common, nests in April. The female can 

 invariably be caught on the nest, has in fact to be removed in order to take 

 the eggs. 



1067. (77). Upupa indica. Indian Hoopoe. 

 Navah, 



Very common ; the nesting hole is always very odorous, but this has 

 nothing to do, as I have heard it suggested, with any natural smell of the 

 bird itself ; it merely contravenes, in common however with many other 

 birds, the precept of not fouling its own nest, the peculiarly far-reaching 

 effect being due, I think, to the nest's situation which is alwaj^s in 

 a hole. 



1073. (78). Cypselus affinis. Common Indian Swift. 

 Aivabil. 



1086. (79). Macropteryx coronata. Indian Crested Swift. 



Extremely local but in good sized flocks where it does occur. Mr. Thorn- 

 hill told me that out shooting, observing one of these birds coming 

 constantly to the same branch, he was able from his machan and with his 

 glasses to make out the tiny saucer on the branch which constitutes the 

 nest ; it was however quite inaccessible and the eggs of these birds must be 

 difficult to get. 



1091. (80). Caprimulgus asiatictjs. Common Indian Night Jar. 

 Chapka. 



I feel certain that there are other Night-jars in the district, but they 

 are not easy to identify without shooting, which, apart from the fact that 



