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No. 84. Hirtjndo filifera.* — I found these birds in small com- 

 panies at Chandkee Khopra and Gojee in the Wurda district in 

 December and February, and in January, a pair with a nest, open 

 at the top, on a rock overhanging the river at Mahadulla, 16 miles 

 from Kamptee. 



No. 90. Cotyle concolor. — Some birds were obtained by me at 

 Chikalda, 3700 feet, in May. 



No. 98. Cypselus melba. — I saw several very fine swifts, which 

 seemed to be this species, at the old fort Gawilgarh and at Chi- 

 kalda, 3700 feet, in April and May, but could not get a specimen. 

 They appeared to be breeding about the perpendicular cliffs on 

 which Gawilgarh is perched. # 



No. 100. Cypselus affinis. — Abounds at Kamptee, but the 

 birds burrowed so deeply into the thatched roofs that I could never 

 get a nest. The burrows were very neatly made and some per- 

 fectly round. 



No. 117. Merops viridis. — I have found torquatus at Chandkee 

 Khopra in Wurda in December, and ferrugiceps at the same place 

 and time. Are not both of these accidental varieties of M. viridis ? 

 I also found torquatus at Chikalda in May ; is the peculiar colo- 

 ration of the throat the breeding dress of the female ? 



No. 118. Merops Philippensis. — Abundant about Kamptee 

 during the hot weather and rains (breeding season ?). I think 

 they breed here, but have not been able to get their nests, al- 

 though, if these are to be found, they should be in the banks of 

 the river, where it runs past the Military Cantonment. 



No. 127. Halcyon leucocephalus. — Chandkee Khopra, Wurda 

 district, in December. 



No. 129. Halcyon fuscus. — Abundant throughout the district. 

 No. 144. Meniceros bicornis. — Not rare about Chandkee Kho- 

 pra in Wurda. 



No. 147. PALiEORisns Alexandri. — One I killed near Kamp- 

 tee was considerably larger than the size given by Jerdon. They 

 appear to be more abundant in the cold season than at other times , 



* I think that a large colony of Hirundo eluvicola. were breeding on a 

 rock, or broken bridge ( I forget which) overhanging the x'iver at Akola in 

 West Berar, during the last week in December. 



