A LIST OF BIBBS FBOM ABAKAN. 1209 



ORDER ZYGODACTYLI. 



Family Capitonid^. 



1009. Thbkbioeryx lineatus. — ^Lineated Barbet. 

 Common. 



1012. Oyanops asiatica. — Blue-throated Barbet. 



Common. I got a nest with two fresh eggs on the road to- 

 Kyaukpaudaung at about 3,000 feet, May 7th, 1909. 



1019. Xanthol^ma HiEMATOCEPHALA. — " Coppersmith." 

 Very common. 



ORDER ANISODACTYLI. 

 Family CoRACiADiE. 



1023. OoRACiAS AFPiNis. — Burmese Roller. 

 Very common. 



1025. EtJRYSTOMUs ORiENTALis. — Broad-billed RoUer. 

 Fairly common. 



Family Meropid^. 



1026. Merops viridis. — Common Indian Bee-eater. 



1027. Merops philippinus. — Blue-tailed Bee-eater. 



Appears to be more or less migratory, as I noticed both in 1909 and 1910* 

 that it was far more abundant in the breeding season, April and May, than 

 at other times. 



1030. Melittophagus swinhoii. — Chestnut headed Bee-eater. 

 Common. 



1031. Nyctiornis atherxojSti. — -Blue-bearded Bee-eater. 



Not uncommon. I found a nest early in May, 1910, but without eggs. 



Family Alcedinid^e. 



1033. Cbryle varia. — Indian Pied Kingfisher. 



Very common. I found young birds just able to fly on March 21st, 1909 ; 

 and got a nest with 5 eggs on April 13th, 1910, 



1034. Ceryle lugubris.— Himalayan Pied Kingfisher. 

 N. Arakan, Lemin river only, but common there. 



1035. Alcedo ispida. — Common Kingfisher. Common, 

 1041, Pelargopsis amatjroptera. — Brown-winged Kingfisher. 

 Common near the sea coast, and in mangrove swamps. This bird has 



the habit of plunging into the surf, and settling on the sand while it secures 

 its prey, allowing the v/aves to break over it. 



1043. Pelargopsis gurial.^ — Brown-headed Stork-billed Kingfisher. 



Common, but keeps most to the fresh water, rarely coming down to tidal 

 limits. P. amauroptera, on the contrary, I never found frequenting fresh 

 water. 



