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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... Strickl. Indian Pied Kingfischer. Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XVII, p. I 12; Cary/e 2/arizz Strickland, Blan ford, F. Br. Ind., Bds., III, p. 119; Grant, P.Z.S., 1900, p. 487. One male (Nov. 22, 1911) from Lao-kay. Farn. MEROPIDZE. 27. Nyciiornis athertoni (Jard. & Selby). Blue-bearded Bee-eater. Sharpe, Cat. B. Br., Mus., XVII, p. 88; Blanford, F. B. Ind., Bds., III, p. 115, Fig. 32; Grant, P.Z.S., 1900, p. 486. One female (Oct. 21, 1911) from Yen-bai; another female (Jan. 3, I912) from Lao-kay. Sharpe has stated that the tail--feathers in the Meropidae number 10,1 while Blanford has given the same to be I2. I find that one of the specimens on hand has I2 and the other I4 tail-feathers. Fam. BUCEROTID1'-E. Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw & Nodd.). to in Indo--Burmese Pied Hornbill. Blanford, F. Br. Ind., Birds., III, p. 145, Fig. 41; A. malaearzkus (Gm.), Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Br. Mus., XVII, p. 365. One adult male (Nov. I3, 1911) and one female (Nov. I 3) from Fam. STRIGIDZE. 29. Ninoac scutulata (Raffl.). Brown Owlet. Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus., II, p. I56; Blanford, F. Br. Ind., Bds., III, p. 309; Dresser, Man. Pal. Bds., I, p. 495; Vz'rzo: cjcentszp01zz'm T. & S., Swinhoe, P.Z.S., 1871, p. 343; David et Oust., p. 36; Grant, P.Z.S., I900, p. 488. One female (Nov. I4, 1911) from Yen-bai. The first primary shows no bars, unlike the Yunnan specimen which was described by Anderson. 301 Scops lettia erythrocampa (Swinh.). Swinhoe's Collared Scops Owl. Scops eryz'/zrocamptz (Sw.), Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus., II, p. 89; Otus lempzji@2111'/zroctmzpa (Sw.), Ingram, Nov. Zool., XIX, p. 277. One male in the rufous (Jan. 30, I912) and one female in the grey phase (Mar. 23), both from Lao--kay. 31. Scops gi
