"274 ORNITHOLOGY. 



MOUNTAIN SPARROW, 



This *s another European sparrow which Capt. AbboU 

 found on the Island of Ramree. It is the common spar- 

 row in Chusan. 



Passer montanus. 



YELLOW SPARROW. 



A yellowish sparrow found in Arracan. is described 

 as 



Passer fiaveolvs. 



BUNTING. 



A bunting, or ortalan, inhabits the Provinces. " It 

 differs from Eu. aureola of Siberia in having no black 

 on the chin and throat, in the well defined yellow super- 

 cirium, and in having the ear-coverts intermixed with yel- 

 low or grey."' 



Euspisa flavogularis, Blyth . 



Ember iza aureola. 



SKY LARK. 



Mr. Blyth decribes a lark from Arracan which lie says 

 " Very closely resembles the British sky lark in its sona 

 and habits." If such a bird inhabits these Provinces 

 it ha? quite escaped my notice. 

 Alauela gulgnla. 



CONCAVE HORNBILL. 



The hornbills are among the most remarkable birds ot 

 Jr;d:a. Their flight is elevated and rapid, and the sound 

 of their wings as they sweep through the air is like the 

 rash f an approaching tempest. There are four species 

 in these Provinces, all with bills of an enormous size, 

 and o le with a high concave cask. These birds are cele- 

 brated in Karen poetry for their conjugal affection. Their 

 nests are constructed in a superior manner of clay in the 

 stumps or hollows of old trees. After the female lias lav- 

 ed five or six eggs, the male bird shuts her entirely in 

 with mud, except a small orifice where she can only peep 

 out her head. Here she must sit during her incubation, 

 for if she breaks through the inclosure her life pays the 

 forfeit; but to compensate for the loss of freedom, her 



