TRE BIRDS OF GORAKRPUR. 541 



Capkimulgid^. 



Caprimulgus mahrattensis (1089). — Sykes's Nightjar. 

 Shot 11th June 1910. 



Caprimulgus vionticola (1090). — Franklin's Nightjar. 

 Shot 9th June 1910. 



Caprimulgus asiaticus (1091). — The Common Indian Nightjar. 

 Fairly common locally. 



Caprimulgus europcsus (1092). — The European Nightjar. 

 A solitary male bird was shot by Mr. Hope Simpson on loth January 

 1911. 



Caprimulgus macrurus (1093). — Horsfield's Nightjar. 

 Common. 



Cuculus micropterus (1107). — The Indian Cuckoo. 

 Not very common. 



Hierococcyx varius (1109). — The Common Hawk-Cuckoo. 

 Common. 



Cacomantis passerinus (1112). — The Indian Plaintive Cuckoo. 

 An uncommon cuckoo. 



Coccystes jacobinus (1118). — The Pied Crested Cuckoo. 

 Common all over the district. 

 JEudynamis honorata (1120). — The Indian Koel. 



A common cuckoo. I took two eggs out of a nest of Corvus splendens on 

 6th June 1911. 



Rhopodytes tristis (1123). — The Large Green-billed Malkoha. 



A rather rare bird. 



Taccocua leschenaulti (1129). — The Sirkeer Cuckoo, 



Fairly common. 



Csntropus sinensis (1130) — The Common Crow-Pheasant. 



Fairly common. Eggs taken on 4th July 1910, 5th July 1910 and 21st 

 June 1911. 



Centropus hengalensis (1183). — The Lesser Concal. 



Not uncommon, but restricted to stretches of high grass surrounded by 

 forest. Eggs taken on 8th June 1911. 



PsiTTACIDyE. 



Palceornis nepalensis (1135). — The Large Indian Paroquet. 



Common in the north of the district. Eggs taken on 9th March 1910 

 and 17th March 1910. I frequently found several pairs nesting in the 

 same tree, their favourite tree being Bombax malabaricum, 



Palceornis torquatus (1138). — The Rose-winged Paroquet. 



Very common. Eggs taken on 25th February 1910, 11th March 1910 

 and 13th March 1910. Two of the nests from which I obtained the above 

 eggs were cut into a day or two before I actually took the eggs but in 

 neither case did the birds forsake in spite of my cutting round the 

 entrance hole. 



Palceornis cyanocephalus (1139). — The Western Blossom-headed Paroquet. 



A fairly common bird. 



Strigid^. 



Asio accijntrinus (1157). — The Short-eared Owl. 



A specimen was obtained by Mr. Hope Simpson on 20th November 1911 

 whilst snipe shooting. 



