116 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 1890. 



" The nests I have generally found on the ground, among 

 thick tufts of grass or among reeds. It is composed of the very 

 finest grass, and is very well concealed, and the hen slips away very 

 quietly ; indeed if it was not for the habit the cock has of carrying 

 long pieces of grass to the nest, long after the hen has laid her eggs, 

 I hardly know a nest that would be more difficult to find." 

 • Ncemuch, October. H. E. Barnes. 



Khandeish, March, October and November. J. Davidson, C.S. 



Nassick, February. „ 



705.— THE GREEN WAXBILL. 



Estrelda formosa, Lath. 



The Green Waxbill is very common on the Vindhian hills near 

 Mhow, also on the Aravelli range. Mr. Davidson reports it from 

 the Satpooras and from the foot of the ghats in Khandeish. It 

 occurs, though somewhat rarely, in the Deccan. It has not been 

 reported from any part of Sind. 



They are as a rule permanent residents where they occur, but 

 wander a great deal in search of food. 



They are generally found in small parties even during the breed- 

 ing season. I found them breeding at Mount Aboo at the end of 

 the rains, but I did not take any eggs, as at that time I did not 

 collect them. 



Mr. Mortimer, who found them breeding at Saugor, has given me 

 several of their eggs ; they are broad ovals in shape, measuring 0*6 

 inches in length by rather more than 0"48 in breadth. 



LIST OF BOMBAY GRASSES. 

 By Dr. J. C. Lisboa, F.L.S. 



PART I. 



{Read at the Society's Meeting on 31st March 1890.) 



GraminecB is an Order not so extensive as it is generally believed 

 to be. It ranks third in the number of species, but its individuals 

 are numberless. The study of grasses is a subject beset with many diffi- 



