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4. Hierrococcyx varius.- — Common Hawk Cuckoo. 



5. Ceniropus sinensis. — The Crow Pheasant or Coucal. May come up the 

 Northern slopes as a ver}^ occasional straggler in the hot weather. 



6. Streptopelia suratensis. — Common Indian Dove. 



7. Xantholcema hcematocephala. — Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coj)per- 

 smith. 



8. Ceryle varia. — The Pied King Fisher. 



9. Halcyon smyrnensis.- — Common King Fisher. 



10. Molpastes hamorr/ious. — Madras Red-vented Bulbul. 



11. Oriolus melanoceplialus. — Black- headed Oriole. 



3. In the following list of birds observed up here, I have noted a few points 

 wherein our birds differ from their descriptions as given in the " Fauna of India " 

 volumes. 



1. Dendrocitta rw/a.— Tree Pie. Very rare. 



.2. Dendrocitta leucogaster. — Southern Tree Pie. Veiy common. 



3. Paru.9 atriceps. — Black-headed Tit. Rare. 



4. Macloloplius haplonoius. — Southern Yellow Tit. Extremely common. 

 Recently found several nests. 



.5. Garndax delesserti. — Thff Wynaad Laughing-Thrush. Common. Iris 

 maroon brown, not crimson. 



6. Pomatorrhimis Jwrsefieldii. — The Southern Scimitar Babbler. Extremely 

 common. A very pleasing liquid, gurghng note. Ear coverts chestnut. Bill 

 yellowish white, lower mandible paler at base. Upper mandible dark horn at 

 base, the dark colour extending half way down the culmen. No black border 

 to white of chin, breast, etc. Length only 9". 



7. Pelorneum rvficeps. — The Spotted Babbler. Common. 



8. Ehopociclila atriceps. — The Black-headed Babbler. Very common, both 

 tliis species and No. 7. Found six young last week (February). Are usually 

 found in the thick greenery bordering a stream at the edge of a shola. I have 

 always found both in large flocks of 12 to 24 birds often in cojupany with 

 other babblers. 



9. Myiophoneus Jwrsefieldii. — The Malabar Whistling Thrush. Common. 



10. Larvivora brunnea. — The Indian Blue Chat. Somewhat' rare. 



11. Zosterops palpebrosa. — The Indian White Eye. Very common. 



12. JEgitJiinia tiphia.- — The Common lora. Rare. 



13. Chlcropsis malabarica. — The Malabar Chloropsis. Common. I think 

 there is only this one Chloropsis found here. 



14. Irena puella. — The Fairy Blue-bird. Extremely common. Goes about 

 in pairs usually, but often in small parties, especially in the early morning. 



15. Hyjjsipetes ganeesa. — -The Southern Indian Black-Bulbul. Extremely 

 common. L'sually frequents the tops of trees. The lowest I have seen these 

 birds descend, except to bathe, has been to drinli the nectar from the red flowers 

 of the thorny wild Erythrina. As a rule they seem to stick to the higher trees. 

 The flocks have broken up (February) and these birds are generally now in 

 pairs. 



16. Otocompsa fuscicaudata. — The Southern Red-Whiskered Bulbul. Ex- 

 tremely common. 



17. lole icterica. — Tha Yellow-browed Bulbul. Extremely common. Also 

 now going in pairs instead of the usual noisy flocks. 



18. Sitta frontalis. — The Velvet -fronted Blue Nuthatch. Common, 



19. Dicrurtis longicaudatus. — The Indian Ashy Drongo. Extremely common. 

 I do not think we get D. ater or D. ccerulescens. 



20. Chaptia cenia. — The Bronzed Drongo. Not uncommon. 



21. Dissemurus paradiseus. — The Larger Racket-tailed Drongo. Very common. 

 I have heard it imitate, among many others, the great Malabar Black Wood- 

 pecker and the Malabar Grey Hornbill. 



