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Woodpecker. This bird has only once come under notice, and in 

 the lower parts of the district. 



20. Megalcema Zeylonica, the Ceylon Barbet. Numerous 

 throughout the lower parts of district, up to 2,000 feet. 



21. Megalcema Jlavifrons, the Yellow-fronted Barbet. Ex- 

 tremely numerous. 



22. Xantholcema rubricapilla, the Little Ceylon Barbet. Very 

 common, and breeding in the district. 



23. Hierococcyx varius, the Common Hawk Cuckoo. A 

 migrant to the district, and one of the first arrivals. 



24. Surniculus lugubris, the Drongo Cuckoo. I have twice 

 procured this bird, and on each occasion on chena land at 2,300 

 feet elevation. 



25. Coccystes coromandus, the Pied Crested Cuckoo. Ex- 

 tremely rare, as far as my observations show. 



26. Eudynamys honorata, the Indian Koil. I have heard this 

 bird frequently in the lower parts of the district, and in the 

 vicinity of the river, but it is by no means so common as in the 

 warmer localities. 



27. Phcenicophces pyrrhocephalus, the Mai Koha or Flowered 

 Koil. By no means uncommon in the thick forests of the lower hills. 



28. Zanclostomus viridirostris, the Green-billed Mai Koha. 

 Not uncommon in the lower parts of the district, and affecting 

 clumps of large trees in chena. 



29. Centropus rujipenriis, the Jungle Crow. Extremely com- 

 mon in the chena, and very frequently to be seen walking along 

 newly-built bunds, seeking worms and frogs, 



30. Uarpactes fasciatus, the Trogon. Widely distributed 

 throughout the jungles of the district. 



31. Tuckus Cingalensis, the Ceylonese Hornbill. Distributed 

 throughout the lower parts of the district, ascending to 3,000 feet. 



32. Alcedo Bengalensis, the Little Indian King-fisher. Com- 

 mon in every paddy field in the district. 



33. Pelargopsis Guriel, the Stork-billed King-fisher. I have 

 repeatedly seen and heard this bird, but most frequently along the 

 banks of the Walawe-ganga, 



34. Halcyon Smyrnemis, the White-breasted King-fisher. Very 

 common, and resident throughout the year. 



35. Merops Philippensis, the Blue-tailed Bee-eater. One of the 

 first migrants to the district, arriving in September and departing 

 with the south-west monsoon advent. 



