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and swim under water, Mr. Roberts assured me he saw this bird 

 swim some distance "beautifully" (to use his own phrase) 

 under water. This may be known to sportsmen, but I cannot 

 say I have heard of so strange a proceeding on the part of a 

 " snippet " before, much less have had the good fortune to wit- 

 ness it. 



With this species I close my list of birds from the Bagawan- 

 talawa District, observed at a most interesting period of the year 

 with regard to migration. It must not be supposed, however, 

 that it comprises the entire avifauna of the locality in question ; 

 my object being more to show the ornithological peculiarities of 

 a particular month. I trust to be able to supplement these remarks 

 later on by giving a complete list, in order to illustrate the migra- 

 tion of birds to the hill-country of Ceylon. 



I append an analysis of my Paper, indicating such species as are 

 peculiar or indigenous, resident species, and migrants, that I 

 hope may be of interest to naturalists or collectors of our Ceylon 

 birds. 



Synopsis. 



Indigenous. 



Acridoth. melanosternus 



Spiz. Kelaarti 

 Glauc. castanonotum 

 Pal. calthropse 

 Lor. Indicus 

 Chry. Stricklandi 

 Meg. flavifrons 

 Cissa ornata 

 Hypoth. Ceylonensis 

 Cul. Ceylonensis 

 Stop, sordida 

 T urdus spiloptera 

 One. imbricata 

 Myioph. Blighi 

 Kel. pencillata 

 Mai. rufescens 

 Pom. melanurus 

 Alcip. nigrifrons 

 Pell, fuscicapillum 

 Dry. insularis 

 Zos. Ceylonensis 

 Mu. Kelaarti 



Eulab. philogenys 

 Pal. Torringtoniae 

 Gal. Lafayettii 



Gallop, bicalcarata 



Resident 



Syrnium indrani 

 Cent, rufipennis 

 Harpactes fasciatus 

 Alcido bengalensis 

 Hal. Smyrnensis 

 Coll. FraDcica 

 Peri, flammeus 

 Prat, bicola 

 Cop. saularis 

 Turdus Kinnisi 

 Pycnon. hcemorrhous 

 Orthot. sutorius 

 Cistic. cursitans 

 Parus atriceps 

 Dend. frontalis 



