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90. Anthus maculatus (841). — Indian Tree Pipit 

 Very common up to nearly end of April. 



91. Anthus striolatus (846).— Blyth's Pipit. 

 One specimen obtained. 



92. Alauda gulgula (861). — Indian Skylark. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



93. Mthopyga sanyuinipectus (891). — Walden's Yellow-backed Sunbird. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



94. ArachnectJira asiatica (895). — Purple sunbird. 

 Seen on several occasions. 



95. Diccewn iynipectus (915). — Fire-breasted Flower-pecker. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



96. Psarisomus dalhousice (944). — Long-tailed Broadbill. 



I saw this beautifully plumaged bird occasionally, generally in thickly- 

 wooded ravines. Obtained one specimen. 



97. Gecinus occipitallis (950). — ^Black-naped Green Woodpecker. 



Shot one specimen, the parent bird of a nest containing four fresh eggs. 

 Date — ■18th April. The nest hole was in a stump and in height about three 

 feet from the ground. 



98. Hypopicus hyperthrus (960). — Rufous-bellied Pied woodpecker. 

 This was one of the commonest woodpeckers at Kalaw I found three 



nests, but was very unfortunate with the eggs. The first nest hole I found, 

 16th April, contained one egg. Next day when I visited the spot the parent 

 bird flew off nest. On the 19th I went to take eggs, but found all the 

 <;hips scattered on the ground and their place taken by some dried pine 

 needles shaped in the form of a nest. Of eggs I could find no trace. Was 

 a Magpie Robin the culprit ? The nest-hole was in a rotten pine stump 

 about three inches in diameter, and was situated about two feet from the 

 ground. 



The second nest-hole was in a high rotten pine stump about fifteen 

 feet from the ground. On cutting into it, I found only one egg. 

 This was curiously shaped, quite unlike the other eggs obtained, being very 

 elongated. At the bottom of the tree was a broken egg, perhaps dropped 

 while the bird was in flight. 



The next day, April 27th, I found another nest in a very rotten pine 

 stump, about two feet from the ground. On approaching it, the parent 

 bird flew out, but when I cut into the nest I found four eggs, of which two 

 were slightly damaged and two broken. This had obviously occurred 

 some time previously, as the yolk was all caked, and yet parent bird had 

 been sitting on four broken eggs ! Measurements — '94 x "64. Abnormal 

 egg measured 1" x "60. 



99. Dendrocopus cahanisi (962). — Chinese Pied Woodpecker. 



Found nest-hole on the 2nd April and in a rotten pine stump about ten 

 feet from the ground, and could hear young birds crying within. On the 

 5th found another nest-hole containing tliree fresh eggs. In this case a 

 decayed branch of an oak tree had been utilized for nesting purposes. A 

 natural hole from decay led to the egg chamber, but notwithstanding this 

 the woodpecker had excavated another hole for its entrance, just of suffi- 

 cient size to allow of its passing in. Measurements of three eggs — I'l" 

 X -74. 



100. Dendrocopus atvatus (968). — ^Stripe-breasted Pied Woodpecker. 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



101. lynyijncus canicapillus (975). — Burmese Pigmy Woodpecker. 

 Found nest-hole in the hole of a fairly large green tree. The aperture 



was nearly as large as the nest-hole of H. hyperthrus just allowing of 

 one's four fingers to fit in. There was a hollow in the interior of the tree 



