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Kyaukpyu it replaces C. splendens. I did not look for nests, but doubtless 

 it breeds in March. 



12. Urocissa occipitalis. — The Red-billed Blue Magpie. 



Foot hills of Arakan Yoma, but rare. 



14. CissA CHiNEisrsis. — The Green Magpie. 



I only met with the bird once myself, in March 1910, when beating for 

 pig. The only other occasion on which I heard of it was from my friend 

 Mr. Hamilton, of the Forest service, who tells me that when he was sitting 

 up over a corpse for a man-eater, one of these birds came and pecked at 

 the corpse ; but whether it was devouring the flesh or searching for insects 

 is uncertain. The incident, however, seems worthy of note. The bird 

 would appear to be rare, as I did not meet with it at Kyaukpaudaung. 



16. Dbndrocitta rufa. — The Indian Tree-Pie. 



Common, especially at Akyab, where it breeds in April and May, though 

 I failed to find its nest. 



31. Parus atriceps. — The Indian Grey Tit. 



I think I saw some of these birds on Kyaukpaudaung, but failed to 

 obtain a specimen. As its range extends throughout Burma it is fairly 

 certain that it occurs in Arakan. 



I met with no other birds which I even suspected of belonging to the 

 Parinoe or Parado.vornithinoe. The country, on the whole, is unsuitable for 

 these birds, and if any occur they must be very rare and local. 



Family CRAiEROPODiDiE. 



69. Garrtjlax leucolophtjs. — The Himalayan White-Crested Laughing 



Thrush. 



Fairly common. I got a nest with 4 eggs on 8th May 1909 on Kyauk- 

 paudaung. I failed to meet with G. belangeri at all. 



72. Garrulax pectoralis. — Black-gorgeted Laughing Thrush. 

 Common. I saw a partial albino of this species, but failed to 



secure it. 



73. Garrulax moniliger, — The Necklaced Laughing Thrush. 

 Less common than the preceding. 



116, PoMATORHiNUs SCHISTICEPS. — The Slaty-headed Scimitar Babbler. 



Fairly common, and one of the few birds which inhabits the heavy 

 bamboo jungle. 



131. PoMATORHiNXTS HYPOLEXJCUs. — The Arakan Scimitar Babbler. 



Not common, and appears to inhabit the dense bamboo forest. I was 

 fortunate enough to obtain a nest with 2 eggs on 26th January 1909. The 

 nest was of the usual type, and placed in a fork of a bamboo. It was 

 made of the twigs and tendrils of a creeper, and thickly lined with roots 

 and fibres of fern. It measured 13 inches from top of dome to base and 

 7 inches from entrance, which was at the side to back. 



