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note very like Collared Pigmy Owl (G. brodei) but with a more metallic 

 sound. 



No. 1120. Eudynamis honorata, (Linn.) — (The Indian Koel.) 



Common, and often heard in jungles where there are no crows breeding. 

 Query : were they laying in other corvine nests, such as Jays, Blue 

 Magpies and Tree Pies, which are all plentiful up at Maymyo. 



No. 1123. Rhopodytes tristis, (Less.) — (The Large Green-billed Malkoha.) 



Seen on several occasions. 



No. 1142. Palceornis finschi, (Hume.) — (The Burmese Slaty-headed 

 Paroquet.) 



Several parties of young birds about in May. 



No. 1207. Hieiretus fasciatus, (Vieill.) — (Bonelli's Eagle.) 



A nair flew over our range on two consecutive afternoons. 



No. 1221. Butastur liventer, (Temm.) — (The Rufous-winged Buzzard 



Eagle.) 



On the 13th April, just before finding our first Jay's nest, we saw a 

 Hawk's nest in a fairly high tree with the parent bird looking over the edge 

 and gazing all round with her large yellow eyes, only leaving when myman, 

 reached the nest which contained three eggs on the point of hatching, — in 

 fact, two of them were chipped and the young birds calling inside, 

 however with a little time and trouble they were made into fair specimens. 

 The hen-bird, unfortunately, had to be shot for identification purposes. 

 The e^s are a pure bluish-white, and measure 1-86 xl'5, P83x P53 and 

 1-9 X 1-53. 



No. 1229. Milvous govinda, (Sykes.) — (The Common Kite.) 



Plentiful round the barracks. 



No. 1244. Astur badius, (Genel.)— (The Shikra.) 



Seen on several occasions. 



No. 1282. Sphehocercus apicaudus, (Hodgs.) — (The Pin-tailed Green 



Pigeon.) 



One shot by a member of the Musketry School. 



No. 1304. Turtur orientalis, (Lath.) — (The Rufous Turtle Dove.) 



No. 1308. Turtur tigrinus, (Temm.)— (The Malayan Spotted Dove.) 



Both common and breeding in April and May. 



No. 1311. (Enopopelia tranquebarica, (Herm.)— (The Red Turtle Dove.) 



Very plentiful, and nesting in May. 



No. 1324. Pavo muticus, (Linn.)— (The Burmese Peafowl.) 



No. 1328. Gallus ferruginous, (Linn.)— (The Jungle Fowl.) 



Both heard in the Forest Reserves. 



No. 1331. Fhasianus burmanicus, (Oates.)— (The Barred-backed Pheasant.) 



Capt. Stewart, 10th Gurkhas, informs me he has shot this species near 

 Maymyo as well as some species of Silver Pheasant. 



I think it a great pity no attempt is made at Maymyo at game preserv- 





