PRESERVATION OF INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS, 



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Systematic name. 



(1) Vernacular name. 



(2) Common English 



name. 



Uriel note of habitai . 



Breeding season 

 (close season). 



10. Fly- Catchers. 

 Tchitrea paradisi ... 

 Myiagra azurea 



11. Ground Thrushes 



Pitta bengalensis 



12. Babbling 

 Thrushes. . 



Malacocercus terri- 



color. 

 ,, Malcolmi.. 



13. Starlhir/s. 

 Sturnopastov contra. 

 Acridotheres tristis... 



14. Sparrows. 

 Passer indicus 



Shah-Bulbul. Para 



dise Flycatcher. 

 Blue Fly-catcher. 



Nourang. 



breasted 

 Thrush. 



Yellow- 

 Ground 



Forests 

 Do. 



Do. 



Sat-Bhaini. Goungai 

 Babbling Thrush. 



Goungai 



flavicollis. 



Ablak'. Ablaka 



Starling. 



Mnina. Dudhi. Star- 

 ling. 



Gouriya. Sparrow 

 Jungly Gouriya.... 



May to Septem- 

 ber. 



May to Septem- 

 ber. 



Woods, gardens, and 



low jungle. 

 Open jungly plains. 



Moist, wooded locali- 

 ties. 



Spread throughout 

 the country. 



Common house spar- 

 row. 



Jungly districts. 

 breeds in trees. 



> From April to 

 j December. 



From May to 

 November. 



All seasons. 

 March to July 



Mr. Thompson furnishes the following note upon List A : — 



The more prominent species have been selected for preservation. The Raptorial 

 birds have been excluded from the list ; because — 1st, the majority of the species 

 are only visitors during the cool season ; 2nd, they are rarely or never shot ; and 

 3rd, those species which breed in the country are rarely even molested. 



A large number of insectivorous birds, which breed in the forests of these Pro- 

 vinces, have also been omitted from the list, as their protection during the breeding 

 season, and at all times, can be best secured by the action of the Forest Depart- 

 ment. These birds are the Forester's friends. 



In the list the breeding season with dates is given. A few birds, such as 

 starlings, swallows, and sparrows are trapped and eaten by the lower-caste Hindus 

 and aborigines, but the great majority of the birds whose names appear in the list 

 enjoy ;i certain immunity from their human enemies. The protection of all tin 



