LIST OF BIRDS OF BHAMO DISTRICT, UPPER BURMA. 375 



LANIIDJi. 



"(488) Tephrodornis pondicerianus, (Gmel. ) — (Common Wood-Shrike.) 

 Probably common round Bhamo. 



MUSCICAPILLE. 



(571) Cyornis sapphira, (Tick.) — (Sapphire-headed Flycatcher.) 

 Recorded by Oates. 



'"' (598) Niltava grandiSj (Blyth.)— (Large Niltava.) 

 Nest and parent bird obtained by Major Tancock, R. A., at Sinlum in 

 May 1909. 



SAXICOLLN^E. 



(611) Pratincola leuoura, Blyth. — (White-tailed Bush-Chat.) 

 Recorded by Colonel Rippon. 



RUTICILLIN.E. 



*(632) Hejsticurus schistaceus Hodgs. — (Slaty Black-backed Forktail.) 

 Nest and parent bird procured at Sinlum on 28th April by Major 

 Tancock, R. A. 



* (647) Cyaneoula suecica, (L). — (Red-spotted Bluethroat.) 

 Three specimens procured. 



CINCLIN^E. 



* (710) Cinclus pallasi, Temm. — (Pallas' Dipper.) 



One specimen procured on 10th May 1908, in a stream below Sinlum ; at 

 the same time another was seen. 



Irish brown, bill horny, legs bluish in front, black behind. 



EMBERIZIN^E. 



'"' (791) Emberiza pusilla, Pall. — (Dwarf Bunting.) 



* (798) E. spodocephala, Pall. — (Black-faced Bunting.) 



Two specimens. I believe this is the first record of this bird from Burma. 



MOTACILL1TLE. 



* (828) Motacilla ocularis, Swinh. — (Streak-eyed Wagtail.) 



* (883) M. borealis, Sundev. — (Grey-headed Wagtail.) 



* (838) M. citreoloides, (Hodgs). — (Hodgson's Yellow-headed Wagtail.) 

 The above Wagtails were identified for me by Dr. Hartert. Of the last, 



he writes : — "The seven or eight big yellow Wagtails appear to be all 

 11 citreoloides, as they are rather dark on the upper surface for citreola ; 

 " but these two are not easy to tell in winter." 



DIOEID^E. 



*(912) DiciBUM cruentatum, (L.). — (Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.) 



Plentiful in the plains. 

 *(914) D. CHRYSORRHffiUH. Temm. — (Yellow-vented Flowerpecker.) 



Procured near Bhamo. 



