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colour is greenish or earthy-white, spotted, speckled, streaked, clouded 

 or smudged with olive-, purplish-, or earthy-brown. 



They average 0'9 inches in length by about 0'65 in breadth. 



600— THE INDIAN TITLARK. 



Conjdalla rufida, Vieill 



The Indian Titlark appears to be a common permanent resident 

 throughout Western India, breeding from about the middle of March 

 to the commencement of June. I think they have at least two broods 

 during the season. The nest, composed of grass roots and stems, is 

 usually placed in the centre of a clump of coarse grass (resting on the 

 ground), occasionally under the shelter afforded by a clod of earth. 

 The nest is practically cup-shaped, but many, especially when in the 

 first named situation, have a small quantity of grass sprinkled lightly 

 over the nest, as if by accident, which effectually hides it from all 

 those who are not in possession of the secret. 



The eggs, from two to four in number, are oval in shape and dingy 

 brownish- white in colour, profusely speckled and spotted with brown- 

 ish-red and umber-brown, more densely so at the larger end. The 

 eggs are liable to variation both in size and colour, but the average is 

 about 0*8 inches in length by about - 6 in breadth. 



THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES. 



By J. A. B. 



The Central Provinces, consisting of nineteen districts, are 

 situated almost in the centre of the Indian Peninsula. Roughly 

 speakiug, they are bounded on the east by the Bengal Presidency, 

 on the north by the North-West Provinces and Central Indian 

 Native States ; on the west by the Bombay Presidency ; and on 

 the south by Berar, the Nizam's Territory and the Madras Presi- 

 dency.* Most of the country which borders these provinces, 



* Their length is, from east to west, about 600 miles, and their breadth from 

 north to south, about 500 miles. Their area is about 113,000 square miles, of which 

 84,200 are English, and 28,800 Feudatory territory. 



