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1044. Halcyon smyrnensis. — White-breasted Kingfisher. 



Very common. 



1045- Halcyon" pileata. — Black-capped Kingfisher. 



Very common in fidal jungle, and along brackish creeks. Common as it 

 was, I totally failed to find a nest. 



1047. Saueopatis chloris. — White-collared Kingfisher. 



Common in same habitat as I£. pileata, and very noisy. This bird 

 undoubtedly breeds in holes of dead trees, and apparently excavates its own 

 burrow. I found several such holes, but failed to obtain eggs. My friend 

 Mr. Wickham, however, got them from trees in the Andamans, and I have 

 a clutch which he gave me. One of my clerks told me that there was a nest 

 •of this species in a tree in his compound at Akyab a few years ago. The 

 bird is commonly seen in the gardens in Akyab town, and I have no 

 reason to disbelieve his statement. 



Family BucsROTiD-aE. 



1051. DicHOCBROS BicoRNis. — Great HornbiU. 

 Common. 



1053. Anthragocbros albirostris.^ — Indo-Burmese Pied Hornbill. 

 Common. I had two of these birds as pets, and they were extremely 



tame, flying about loose in the compound, and coming into the house when 

 they wanted food. As an amusing pet, this bird is hard to beat ; but it is 

 -a tyrant in an aviary, and will kill small birds. 



1054. Rhytidoceros undulatus, — Malayan Wreathed Hornbill. 



Not common, confined to the hills, and very shy and wary. I did not 

 succeed in collecting a specimen, but identified them with the aid of field 

 glasses. 



Family UpupiDiE. 



1067. Upupa indica. — Indian Hoopoe. 



Common. I once took a single young bird from a nest (the others had, I 

 suppose, flown), and put it in a cage in my verandah, fully 300 yards from 

 its nest. Within a few hours the old birds were feeding it, and continued 

 -to do so for two days, when it made its escape. 



ORDER MACROCHIRES. 



Family CvpsELiDiE. 

 1074. Cypselus subpbrcatus. — Malayan House Swift. 

 Breeds in hundreds on Kyaukpandaung in May, but the nests were 

 inaccessible. 



1076. Tachornis infubiatus. — Eastern Palm Swift. 



Common. 



1078. Centura indica. — Brown-necked Spine-tail. 



Common. 



