236 H. H. Turner — Collection of birds from Manipur. [No. 4, 



Homalin is in Upper Chindwin, Upper Burmah, and is situated on 

 the east bank of tlie river Chindwin ; its height above sea level is about 

 450 feet. There is a lot of dense jungle in the neighbourhood. 



Kungalthana is situated at the head of the Kabaw Valley and is 

 just on the border between Burmah and Manipur at the S.-E. corner of 

 the latter state. Hills covered with dense jungle rise to about 4,000 

 feet on the east and north. To the west the hills are less densely 

 covered with jungle, but rise to 5,000 feet. To the south lies the Valley 

 of Kabaw. All round Kungalthana there is dense jungle, though in 

 places there are breaks with parklike stretches of grass. It is about 

 800 feet above sea-level. 



Tamunga is a hill about 3,400 feet high and densely covered with 

 jungle. It lies about 6 miles south of Kungalthana. 



Thyoliching is a hill about 6,500 feet high, thickly covered with 

 jungle, mostly bamboo. It is one of the highest points on the range of 

 hills running more or less parallel to the Chindwin River on its west bank. 



Khamhiching is a hill about 5,700 feet high, situated in the Naga 

 hills about 20' miles east of Manipur. This hill is not nearly so thickly 

 wooded as most of the hills I visited and consequently a great deal more 

 bird life was to be seen. All the Sunbirds were, I think, got in this 

 neighbourhood. I never saw a minivet of any sort west of Khara- 

 biching. 



Maphitel is a high hill about 6,700 feet high which overlooks the 

 whole of the Manipur Valley, situated about 10 miles east of Manipur. 

 It is very thickly wooded on all sides. Unfortunately my collector got 

 ill here, and I was too busy to go out myself. 



Kanpru is a high hill 8,400 feet high, to the North- West of 

 Manipur ; I did not visit this hill myself, but the Tragopans were got 

 there. 



The Logtah is a large lake about 10 miles south of the town of 

 Manipur. There are thousands of duck and geese to be seen on its 

 waters. The principal species that I noticed was the grey duck or spot- 

 bill. A few pintail, gad wall, shoveller, white eyed pochard (a few 

 only). I saw no mallard, and I believe they are never obtained in the 

 Manipur Valley. 



Dendrocitta rufa. The Indian Tree Pie. 



One, Homalin, November, 1898. One, Kungalthana, December, 



1898. 



Denduocitta himalayensis. The Himalayan Tree Fie. 

 One, Kjbambiching, December, 1898. 



