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I t, o r h e a rd o f i ts b e in g o h s c rv e d . in th e low c o u n try . I t is fo u n d in tlic o p e n d is tr ic ts
to rm e d b y t h e g r e a t v a lle y s in th e C e n tr a l P ro v in c e , a b o u t e s ta te s , a n d o n th e p la in s of
t h e u p p e r re g io n s , b e in g v e r y c om m o n a t N uw a r a E lliy a a n d in th o n e ig h b o u rh o o d .
I o b se rv e d i t a t H o r to n P la in s , a n d in th o s o u th e rn r a n g e s m e t w i th i t in t h e M o row a k
a n d IC u k k u l K o r a le s ; a n d th r o u g h o u t th e h ig h t r a c t fo rm e d b y th e s e a n d th o a d jo in in g
K o r a le s i t is f o u n d d ow n to th e sam e a l t i tu d e a s in th o K a n d y ¿ o u n t r y .”
O n th e I n d i a n P e n in s u la i t is k n ow n fr om T ra v a n c o re , th o N ilg h ir is , a n d th e
P a la n i H ills . M r. H . J . E lw e s p ro c u r e d th o sp e c ie s o n th e C a rd am um H i l l s ; a n d
M r. E . B o u rd illo n s t a t e s t h a t i t is a r e s id e n t in T ra v a n c o re , “ t r a v e llin g b u t little , two
o r th r e e p e r s is t e n t ly f r e q u e n t in g e a c h s h e lte r e d r a v in e in a n o p en c le a r in g ." T h e R e v .
S. B . E a i r h a a k , iu h is p a p e r o n t h e b ird s o f th e P a l a n i H ills , s ta te s t h a t i t w a s o b ta in e d
o n th e s um m it o f th o r a n g e , a n d a lso a t S cm ig am ir a t a n e le v a tio n o f 5 5 0 0 fe e t. I n
t h e N i lg h i r i I I il l s it is a r e s id e n t spec ie s a u d v e r y c om m o n , a c c o rd in g to M r. D a v iso n ,
o om m o n c in g to b re e d a b o u t th e la s t w e e k in F e b r u a r y . T h e la te D r. J e r d o n b e lie v e d
t l i a t i t w a s t in s Sw allow w h ic h lie fo u n d b re e d in g a t B a n g a lo r e ; b u t i t h a s n o t b e e n
re c o rd e d from t h a t p la c e b y M a jo r AVardlaw E am s a y o r b y a n y o tlie r o rn ith o lo g is t w h o
h a s eo lle c te d o f l a t e y e a rs in t h a t v ie in itv .
M r. H u m e Avrites “ T h is sp e c ie s a p p e a rs to b e c om m o n in tlie A n d am a n s , a t a n y
r a te from th e b e g in n in g o f J u n e to tlie e n d o f S e p tem b e r , a s a n um b e r o f sp e c im e n s
h a v e b e e n s e n t to m e , p ro c u r e d o n d iffe re n t d a te s d u r in g th e s e m o n th s . AYe n o n e o f u s
saAv th i s sp e c ie s a n yw h e re a b o u t th e is la n d s b e tw e e n th e b e g in n in g o f D e c em b e r a n d
th e e n d o f A p r il. I t is th e re fo re a p p a r e n t ly o n ly a m o n so o n v i s it a n t.” C o lo n e l L e g ^ e
a lso o b se rv e s tl ia t , j u d g in g from th e d a te s re c o rd e d o f th e a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e sp e c ie s iu
th e is la n d s o f tlie B a y o f B e n g a l a n d T e n a s s e rim , i t w o u ld s e em t h a t th e spee ie s
“ m ig r a te d AA-itli t h e s o u th -w e s t m o n s o o n from S o u th I n d i a o r C ey lo n a c ro s s to th e la s t-
m e n tio n e d lo c a litie s , n o t s t r a y in g ab o v e 13° o r 11° N . l a t . ”
I n B u rm a p ro p e r th e p r e s e n t sp ec ie s h a s n o t y e t b e e n o b se rv ed , th o u g h M r. O a te s
c o n s id e r s t h a t i t is u o t u n l ik e ly to o c c u r w itliin th e l im its o f th e p ro v in c e . M r. l l u m e
b e lie v e s t l i a t i t Avill bo fo u n d o n ly in th e m o re s o u th e rn p ro v in c e s o f T e u a s s e rim , a s
A ir. D a v iso n o n ly m e t w ith th e sp e c ie s in A le rg u i in J u n e . T h e r e th e y w e re by
n o m e a n s n um e ro u s , a n d Air. D a v iso n c o n c lu d e d t h a t th e y w e re m ig r a t in g ; b u t as
M r. T h e o b a ld fo u n d t h e sp e c ie s n e s t in g in T e n a s s e rim , Air. O a te s c o n c lu d e s t h a t it
IS re a lly a r e s id e n t in t h a t proA'ince. T h e T ro p ic a l Sw a llow is a p p a r e n tly , a s M r. O a te s
j u s t l y o b se rv e s , a re s id e n t b ird in a l l th e c o u n tr ie s w h ic h i t in h a b i t s ; b u t Air. H u m e ’s
e v id e n c e a s to i ts m ig r a tio n s in th e A n d am a n s m u s t n o t b e o v e rlo o k e d . F u r t h e r to
t h e s o u th Air. D a r l in g p ro c u r e d th e p r e s e n t sp e c ie s a t K o s so um , a n d a t th e m o u th o f
t h e F o o n g a h l l iv e r , in th e n o r th o f t h e A la la y a n P e n in s u la , in A u g u s t. D r . A lü IIer
h a s re c o rd e d i t from S a la n g a Is l a n d ; a n d lo n g a g o D r . C a n to r m e t w i th i t in P e n a n g .
H e r e , s a y s Air. S w in h o e in 1 8 7 3 , i t AA’a s th e prcA’a i lin g SwalloAv, a n d h e fo u n d i t n e s tin g .
Air. D a v iso n h a s a lso o b t a in e d i t in J o h o r e in A la rch .
D r . A. B . AA'allace p ro c u re d s p e c im e n s o f th i s SwalloAv in AA'est J a v a , a n d
D r. A to rd c rn ian h a s re c o rd e d i t from t h e S a la k A lo u n ta in s . A t B a ta v ia , a c c o rd in g
to th e la s t-n am e d n a tu r a l is t , i t b re e d s . H e a lso re c o rd s i t a s n e s t in g in t b e I s l a n d o f
B illito n .
D r . AVallaee m e t AA'itli th e sp e c ie s in S um a tr a d u r in g h i s tr a v e l s in th e Alalay
A rc h ip e la g o , a n d m o re r e c e n tly Air. B u x to n fo u n d i t in S o u th L am p o n g ; Avhile S ig n o r
A lo d ig lia n i h a s p ro c u re d sp e c im e n s a t S ib o g a in A p r il a u d S e p tem b e r , a n d a t B a lig e in
O c to b e r. H e a lso fo u n d i t in th e I s l a n d o f N ia s . I n th e P h ilip p in e s Air. A . H . E v e r e t l
Avas th e firs t to m e e t Avitli th e sp ec ie s, v iz . in th e Is l a n d o f C eb u , in A p r il. H e a fto r-
Avards p ro c u re d i t in S o u th L e y te iu S e p tem b e r a n d O c to b e r, a n d in D in a g a t in
S e p tem b e r a n d N o r th B o h o l in O c to b e r. D r . P la t e n a lso m e t w ith i t in A lin d a n a o . By
th e S te e re E x p e d itio n i t Avas re c o rd e d from N e g ro s , vSamar, A lin d o ro , a n d B a s ila n . Alciin-
Avhile Mr. L cm p r ie r e b a d also co lle c te d a sp e c im e n a t A la ra s i B a y in S o u th e rn PalaAva ii:
i t w a s s u b s e q u e n tly n o te d a t P u e r to P rin c o s a by Air. EA’e r e t t a n d P ro fe s so r S te e re , a n d
Air. J o h n AN^’h ite lie a d rem a rk s t h a t i t Avas “ f a ir ly c om m o n ” u e a r T a g u so . D r . G u illem a rd
m e t Avitli th e sp e c ie s in th e I s l a n d o f C a g a y a n S u lu , “ fly in g a b o u t th e v ic in ity
o f th e c r a te r -ia k e s in tlio m o n tli o f A p r il .” H e a lso fo u n d it in th e S u la I s la n d s . I n
L a b u a n i t b re e d s , a n d , a c c o rd in g to Air. J o h n AA'liitehead, i t is c om m o n th r o u g h o u t
N o r tlie r n B o rn e o . D r . A\'allac e m e t Avith i t in SaraAAak, a n d Mr. A . 11. Evei*ett p ro c u re d
som e sp e c im e n s a t S ib u in O c to b e r. I t Avas a lso f o u u d a t Aloora TcAveh b y D r. F is c h e r
a u d by Air. A lo tley a t B a u ja rm a s s in g .
D r . AA’a lla c e s ta te s t h a t th i s SAvalloAv is c om m o n in C e leb e s, a n d h e a lso m e t Avith
i t in th e S u la Is la n d s . D r . A ley e r h a s re c e iv e d i t fr om T a b u k a n in th e S a n g i g ro u p .
I t is Avidcly s p re a d th r o u g h o u t th e Alolucc as, h a v in g b e e n fo u n d in L om b o c k a n d T im o r
b y D r . AA'allace a n d b y Air. l lie d o l in T im o r L a u t . C o u n t S a lv a d o ri g iv e s th e folloAving
l i s t o f i ts lo c a litie s in h is ‘ O r n ito lo g ia d e lla P a p u a s i a ’ :— B a tc h ia n , A lo ro ta i, T e r n a te
{ J ie rn s lo in ), B o u r u {W a l la c e ; l lo e d t ) , A m b o y im { I lo e d t ) , A la ta b e llo {lio se n b e i'g ),
K e I s la n d s {B o sen h e rg ), A r u I s la n d s , S a law a ti {B o s e n b e rg ), D o r c y (5'. 2H ille r ; W a lla c e ),
S o ro n g { ! ) 'A lb e r tis ) , J o b i { B r u i jn ) . I t h a s a lso b e e n m o t Avitli o n th e I s l a n d o f
AA'aigiou b y D r. P la t e n , a n d i t w a s p ro c u r e d a t D o b b o in t h e A r u I s l a n d s d u r iu g th e
‘ C h a lle n g e r ’ E x p e d itio n . I n S o u th - e a s te rn N cav G u in e a S ig n o r D ’A lb e r tis m e t Avitli th e
sp e c ie s o n A’ u le I s la n d , Air. S to n e in th e u e ig h b o u rh o o d o f P o r t M o re sb y , a n d Air. Goldii*
o n th e A s tro la b e R a n g e . I t Avas likcAA'ise p ro c u re d b y th e l a te J o h n A la c g illiv ra y on
th e R e d s c a r I s la n d s o if th e s o u th - e a s t c o a s t o f N cav G u in e a ; a n d th e S a lv in -G o dm a n
c o lle c tio n c o n ta in s tlir e e s p e c im e n s said to h a v e b e e n o b ta in e d by A ir. J . T. C o c k e re ll iu
th e is la n d s in T o rr e s S tr a its . T h e s e is la n d s a r c in d e e d a v e ry p ro b a b le h a b i t a t for th e
s p e c ie s ; b u t th e lo c a lity r e q u ir e s som e c o u f irm a tio n , a s Air. C o c k e re ll n o to rio u s ly m ix e d
u p h is c o lle c tio n s fr om th e A m I s l a n d s a n d N o r th e r n A u s tr a lia .
T h e m o s t e a s te r n h a b i t a t o f th e sp e c ie s s e em s to b e NeAv I r e l a n d a n d th e D u kc -ot-
A 'o rk Is l a n d , Avherc i t Avas m e t Avith b y D r. H iib u e r a n d Air. L . C. L a y a rd , th e l a t t e r o f
w h om fo u n d i t b re e d iu g .