VERTEBRATES 01 THE JALPAIGURl DISTRICT, BENGAL. 995 



Indian Red Munia (738), Sporceginthus ama)idava. 



Scarlet Finch (751), H<rematospiza sipahi. — Only seen in the hills when it 



was shot at Buxa by Inglis on the :26th February. 

 Common Rose Finch (761) Carpodacus en/thrinus. — Very sparingly distri- 

 buted in the plains in the winter, but more in evidence during the 



upward migration in April and May. 

 House-Sparrow (776), Passer domesticus. — Very common near habitations. 

 [Tree-Sparrow (779), Passer montanus. — Only seen in the Terai.] 

 Cinnamon Tree-Sparrow (780), Passer cinnamomens. — O'Donel has found 



it visiting the plains in large flocks during the winter, keeping generally 



to light forest. 

 Dwarf Bunting (791), Emheriza pusilla. — A fairly common winter visitor to 



the plains. 

 Yellow-breasted Bunting (797), Emheriza aureola. — An occasional cold 



weather visitor. It occurs in flocks. 

 Chestnut Bunting (801), Emheriza rutila. — Recorded from Bhutan Duars. 

 Crested Bunting (803), Melophus melanicterus. — Fairly common in November 



and December, but disappears for the rest of the year. 

 Indian Sand-Martin (809), Cotile sinensis. — ^Very common along the bank of 



the large rivers. 

 The Swallow (813), Hirimdo rustica. — A common winter visitor. 

 Eastern Swallow (814), Hirundo guttaralis. — Common in the winter. 

 Tytler's Swallow (815), Hirundo tytleri. — Common in the winter. 

 Wire-tailed Swallow (818), Hirundo smithii. — Common in the winter. 

 Hodgson's Striated Swallow (822), Hirundo nepalensis. — A common winter 



visitor. 

 Syke's Striated Swallow (823), Hirundo erythropygia. — Common and the 



only resident species in the plains. 

 White Wagtail (826), Motacilla alba. — A common winter visitor to the 



plains. 

 Hodgson's Pied Wagtail (830), Motacilla hodgsoni. — Common in the plains 



during the winter. 



Large Pied Wagtail (831), Motacilla maderaspatensis. — Rather un- 

 common. 



Grey Wagtail (832), Motacilla melanope. — Common in the plains during the 

 winter. 



Grey-headed Wagtail (833), Motacilla borealis. — Common during the winter 

 in the plains. 



Yellow-headed Wagtail (837), Motacilla citreola. — Common during the winter 



in the plains. This appears to be the earliest arrival. O'Donel has 



seen it as early as the lltli August. 

 Forest Wagtail (839), Limonidromus indicus. — A rare winter visitor to the 



plains. 

 Indian Tree-Pipit (841), Anthus macidatus. — Common during the winter in 



the plains. 

 Brown Rock -Pipit (844), Anthus similis. — Recorded from as far east as the 



Sikkim Terai. 

 Richard's Pipit (845), Anthus richardi. — Common during the winter in the 



plains. 

 Blyth's Pipit (846), Anthus striolatus. — Common during the winter in the 



plains. 

 Indian Pipit (847), Anthus rufulus. — Common and resident in the plains. 

 Indian Sky Lark (861), Alauda gulgula. — Common in the southern part of 



the district. 

 Ganges Sand Lark (866), Alaudula raytal. — A few pairs are to be met with in 



the beds of the larger river. 

 Bengal Bush Lark (870), Mirafra assamica. — Resident and common in 



the tea. 



