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Iris pale stone ; bill brownish-pink, tip dark ; tarsus similar coloured to 

 bill ; claws dark. Stomach contained small coleoptera sp. ? remains. 



295. Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould) [1101.]— The Red-headed Trogon. 

 Resident : Extremely plentiful in the plains in forest tracts. 

 Margherita, January, February, March, December ; Rungagora, December, 



January, March ; Dejoo, July, August ; Beni, Abor-Miri hills, February. 



296. Cuculus canorus telephonus, Heine. [1104, part]. — The Eastern Com- 



mon Cuckoo. 



Cuculus canorus, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iii., p. 205. 

 Personally I have never heard this bird call in North Lakhimpur although 

 undoubtedly authentic reports of rare occurrence however have reached 

 me. The following records refer to immature birds which strange to say 

 have been much more in evidence in my experience than adults. Dejoo, 

 9-04, J; 5-9-08 S, 30-8-08, 15-9-04, S, $; 23-10-04, $; Rungagora, 

 14-4-01, adult, 8-10-03, juv;. Silonibari, 8-5-11*; 15-8-11*, adult single ; 

 8-9-11*, single immature at close quarters attracted my attention whilst it 

 demolished some larva. 



297. Cuculus mieropterus micwpterus Gould. [1107].— The Indian Cuckoo. 

 Dejoo, North Lakhimpur, 30-7-08, d , juv.; 10-4-10*, first time heard 



calling this year at west corner of garden ; Silonibari, 10-4-11, first time 

 heard calling this year. They continued to call up to 16-5-11 again, heard 

 on the following dates :— 20, 22 and 29-5-11, latter date in morning, 25-6-11, 

 13-7-11, and 23-8-11, these two last dates must be unusually late. 



In North Lakhimpur announces its arrival in April with its melodious 

 call, towards the end of June there is a lull and the bird is not much in 

 evidence, silent more or less at egg laying time, seldom seen as it has a 

 decided preference for the thick scrub growth on the forest outskirts. 



298. Cuculus sparverio'ides, Vig. [1108] — The Large Hawk-Cuckoo. 



Ilierococcyx sparverioides, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iii., p. 211. 



Occasionally occurs throughout the plaius and sparingly at the foot of 

 the hills in North Lakhimpur. 



Dinjan, Dibrugarh, 4-1-02, S ; Panitola, Dejoo, 17-9-07, $ ; Dejoo, 

 3-3-09*, partial to thick secondary growth, chiefly feeds on larvae 

 and grubs. (5 ad. Iris dark yellow ; bill greenish-horny, upper mandible 

 dark; gape and orbits light yellow ; tarsus bright yellow ; claws light horny. 

 2 juv. Iris pale stone brown ; orbits greenish ; gape yellow ; bill, upper 

 mandible dusky black, lower mandible greenish-yellow ; tarsus dark ochre- 

 ous yellow. 



299. Cuculus fu(/ ax nisicolor, Blyth, [1110.]— Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo. 



Hierococcyx nisicolor, Blanford, F. B. I., Vol. iii., p. 214. 

 One record only. Dejoo, North Lakhimpiir, 16-6-04, $ , probably over- 

 looked. 



300. Cacomantis merulinus querulus, Heine. [1113]. — The Rufus-bellied 



Cuckoo. 



Cacomantis merulinus, Blanford, F. B, I., Vol. iii., p. 218. 



Dhoolohat, North Lakhimpur, 20-3-09*; Dejoo, 23-2-11*, calling after rain; 

 26-3-10*, uttering the first two or three notes incessantly both throughout 

 the day and at night; a day or so elapsed before its full vocal powers , were 

 attained ; rain previously. 



Nalkatta Rd., North Lakhimpiir, 2-4-10, 10-30 p.m., several whistling at 

 full pitch, but one only able to emit hoarse notes at each endeavour; 9-4-10*, 

 I heard evidently this same bird in the identical quarter on the foUowicg 

 Saturday, very little perfected in its call. 



