A LIST OF BIRDS I ROM ARAKAN. 1207 



870. MiEAFKA ASSAMicA. — ^Bengal Bush Lark. 

 Very common and resident. 



Family Neotariniid^. 



The birds of this family are very plentiful in Arakan, but I only identi- 

 fied a few. 



884. ^THOPYGA OARA. — Tenasserim Yellow-backed Sun-bird. 



Gates says that it is " doubtful if this sun-bird extends to Arakan or not."' 

 I can now positively state that it is common in Arakan, being found usually 

 on the edge of the forest, near the paddy fields. 



895. Aeachnecthra asiatica. — Purple Sun-bird. 

 Common. 



896. Arachnecthra hasselti. — Van Hasselt's Sun-bird. 

 This beautiful Sun-bird is not uncommon. 



898. Arachneothra flammaxillaris.^ — Burmese Yellow-breasted 

 Sun-bird. 



Common. 



903. Anthothrepies malaccbnsis.— Brown-throated Sun-bird. 



Fairly common. 



909. ARA.CHNOTHERA LONGiROSTRis.— Little Spidcr-Hunter. 



Fairly common, but I never succeeded in finding a nest, though I think 

 I must have been near one more than once, to judge from the excitement 

 of the birds. 



Family Dic^id^. 



912. DiciEUM CRUENTATUM. — Scarlet-backed Flower Pecker. 



Common. 



914. DiciEUM CHRYSORRHCETJM. — Ycllow-veuted Flower Pecker. 



Hather rare. 



919. Dictum erythrorhynchus. — Tickell's Flower Pecker. 



Not uncommon. A bold familiar little bird, which will settle close to 

 one, and is far too intent on its own business to take much notice of one's 

 movements. 



1 also saw, once or twice, a bird which I should be inclined to attribute 

 to the genus PrionocJiUus ; but as I did not obtain a specimen I cannot 

 venture any more definite opinion. 



Family PiTiiDiE. 



927. Pitta nepalensis. — Blue-naped Pitta. 



Not common. The jungle is not suitable for Pittas, but P. cyanea and 

 P. cyanoptera are also recorded from Arakan, and would probably be found 

 on Kyaukpaudaung. 



This concludes the Passeres, of which I find I have actually identified' 

 121 species. There is therefore plenty of scope for further research ! 



