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Genus Ceryle (Boie, 1828). 



175 Hume, No. 137; Blanf., No. 1034. Ceryle GuTTATA.-The 

 Himalayan Pied Kingfisher. 



Exceedingly rare. 



176 Hume, No. 136 ; Blanf., No. 1033. Ceryle rudis— The Pied 



Kingfisher. 



Generally seen in pairs on all the rivers in the district. 

 Genus Pelargopsis (Gloger, 1842). 



177 Hume, No. 127; Blanf., No. 1043. Pelargopsis gurial — The 

 Indian Stock- billed Kingfisher. 



Fairly common. They breed here in May. They seem to have a 



preference for bheels. 



Subfamily Dacelinince. 

 Genus Ceyx (Lacepede, 1801). 



178 Hume, No. 133 ; Blanf., No. 1040. Ceyx tridaotyla. -The Three- 

 toed Kingfisher. 



Bather rare here and only to be found in the streams flowing through 

 dense jungle. Their flight is rather swift. In dried specimens the colour 



fades very much. 



Genus Halcyon (Swrain, 1820). 



179 Hume, No. 129 ; Blanf., No. 1044. Halcyon smyrnensis.— The 

 White-breasted Kingfisher. 



Very common. It breeds here in April, making the usual burrow in 



the bank of a stream. 



180 Hume, No. 130 ; Blanf., No. 1045. Halcyon pileata.— The 



Black-capped Kingfisher. 



Some five years ago I got a Kingfisher which I could not identify. 

 Unfortunately I sent it to the Victoria Natural History Institute at 

 Bombay unidentified. As far as 1 can remember, the bird was like the 

 description of this species given by Blanf ord in his Birds, Vol. III. I 

 simply mention this in case the bird may be come across again. 



Order Coracice. 

 Family Cypselidos. 

 Subfamily Cypselince. 

 Genus Micropus (Meyer and Wolf, 1810). 

 I follow the classification of this family used by Mr. Baker in his 

 " Birds of North Cachar," viz., Vol. XVI of the "Catalogue of the 

 Birds of the British Museum." 



