LIST OF BIRDS OF BHAMO DISTRICT. 301 



Plocein^ic. 



163. (721) Ploceus atrigula, Hodgs.— (The Eaatern Baya.) 

 Recorded by Salvador!. 



164. (723) Ploceus manyar, (Horsf.)— (The Striated Weaver-bird.) 

 Were beginning to nest as I left Bhamo. 



ViDUINjE. 



165. (726) MuNiA atricapilla, (Vieill.) — (The Chestnut-belhed 

 Munia.) Common in the plains, 



1G6, (735) Urlonciia punctulata, (Linn.) — (The Spotted Munia.) 

 Recorded by Salvadoii. 



* 167. (_735a) Urloncha topela, (Swinh.) — (The Chinese Munia.) 

 One specimen at Sinlum, about 5,000 feet 



168. (739) Spor/EGINtuus FLAViDiVENTRis, (Wallace.) — (The Burmese 



Red Munia.) 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



FRINGILLINiE. 



^- 169. (754a) Propasser vinaceds, David and Oust.— (The Vinaceous 



Rose-Finch.) 

 Cat. of Birds, vol. XII, p. 416. 



" A dult male (Type of species). — Dark crimson, the feathers being blackish 

 with dark crimson edges 5 lower back and rump finer crimson or deep rosy ; 

 upper tail-coverts blackish, edged w^ith dark crimson like the back ; bastard- 

 wing, primary-coverts and quills blackish, edged externally with reddish brown, 

 the inner secondaries with a large spot of rosy pink at the end of the outer 

 web ; tail-feathers black ; crown of head deep crimson ; a distinct eye-brow of 

 lanceolate pearly rose-tipped feathei-s ; lores dusky blackish ; sides of face, 

 jear-coverts, and sides of body deep crimson, with faintly indicated blackish 

 shaft-lines, more distinct on the abdomen, which is paler rose-colour ; thighs 

 black, under tail-coverts blackish, tipped with rose-colour ; under wing-coverts 

 and axillaries sooty black ; quills dusky black below, a little more ashy on the 

 inner web : ' bill brown, feet reddish grey ; iris reddish chestnut.' (A. David), 

 Total length 5*5, culmen 0-5, wing 2*8, tail 2*2, tarsus 0'8. 

 ^tt6.— Western China.' ' 

 One male specimen. 



170. (761) Carpodacus erythrinus, (Pall.) — (The Common Rose- 



Finch.) 

 Recorded by Col. Rippon. 



171. (776) Passer domesticus, (Linn.) — (The House Sparrow.) 

 Have seen a few in Bhamo. 



172. (779) Passer montancs, (Linn.)— (The Tree Sparrow.) 



The Common Sparrow of the district, and found round most Kachiu 

 villages except those at about 5,0C0 fett. 



