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common but very wary. I did not succeed in shooting any myself, but 

 one of the visitors at the Hotel shot one. 



1291. Chalcophaps indica — The Bronze-winged Dove. — Once seen and 

 shot, but could not be found in the thick forest into which it had fallen. 



1311. CEnopopelia tranquebarica — The Red Turtle-Dove. — Occasionally 

 seen on the roads. Two shot. 



1312. Macropygia tusalia- — The Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove. — Quite com- 

 mon. Robinson took one clutch of eggs if not more and he and I found a 

 nest in the making, which was however deserted later on. This bird builds 

 the usual platform of twigs, and places its nest on overhanging bamboos. 



1314. Macropyc/ia ruficeps — The Little Malay Cuckoo-Dove.- — Ro- 

 binson took a cluch of this bird's eggs, abou.t the middle of April as far as 

 I can remember, and I fovind a nest containing one hard set egg on April 

 25th. The nest was very difficult to get at being placed high up on ii 

 single slender bamboo. In trying to secure the egg it got broken. The nest 

 was composed of a very scanty collection of twigs. 



1328. Gallus ferrugineus — The Red Jungle-fowl. — Very common, 

 feeding on the roads in the early morning and evening, Jungle Fowl and 

 Pheasants should afford quite good shooting in Thandoung during the 

 open season. When I was there it was the close season and except for 

 shooting two pheasant for identification purposes I desisted from shoot- 

 ing Game Fowl although I had many opportunities. I heard Hill-Par- 

 tridges once, but did not manage to secure a specimen, so cannot tell to 

 what species they belonged to, probably Blyth's Hill-Partridge, -4?'- 

 boricola rufigularis 



1374. Francolinus chinensis —The Eastern or Chinese Francolin. — Heard 

 on several occasions in the grassy portions of the country. 



The neighbourhood of Thandoung presented no opportunities for the 

 collection of Water Birds and I wish I had been able to make an expedition 

 along the larger streams when I expect some interesting varieties of 

 birds might be obtained. 



J. P. COOK. 



Thayetung, 25th September 1911. 



No. XXIV.— MIGRATION OF BAYA {PLOCEVS B A YA). 



As the forests of my Division are remarkably dry, Forest-fires are of 

 more serious consequences than any other injury by natural causes. Of 

 the many reasons, that lead to these fires, the Weaver-bird's nest {Ploceus 

 baya) is one that keeps tho staff employed in fire protection work, anxious 

 all through the fire-season. Either from burning fire-lines or from fires that 

 occur in adjacent unprotected areas, these nests after catching fire are 

 wafted like baloons in the air, and thrown into the ■ protected portion 



