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549. Acridotheres tristis. — The Common Myna. 



576. Cyornis tickelli. — Tickell's Blue Flycatcher. — I have never 

 seen this bird at large in Madras. A live specimen was, however, 

 brought to me last February and said to have been taken about 6 miles 

 inland from Madras. 



588. Alseonax latirostris. — The Brown Flycatcher. — This bird is by 

 no means common in Madras. I have only noticed it in winter. 



598. Terpsiphone paradisi. — The Indian Paradise Flycatcher. — This 

 is the commonest Flycatcher in Madras and is a permanent resident. It 

 sometimes enters verandahs and hawks insects from the trellis-work. 



604. Rhipidura albifrontata. — White-browed Fantail Flycatcher. — 

 This bird although not very abundant is by no means raie in Madras. 



609. Pratincola atvata. — The Southern Pied Bush ( 'hat. 



644. Ruticilla rufiventris. — The Indian Redstart. — A good many 

 of this species visit Madras in winter. 



662. Thamnobia fulicata. — 'The Black-backed Indian Robin. — This 

 bird is fairly abundant. 



663. Copsychus saularis. — The Magpie-robin.- This bird, although 

 by no means rare, is not nearly so abundant as it is in most stations of 

 Northern India. 



720. Phceus baya. — The Baya. — I do not remember having 

 seen this bird within Municipal limits ; it is, however, by no means 

 rare at a distance of a few miles from Madras. 



728. Uroloncha striata. — The White-backed Munia. — This bird is 

 not common in Madras. 



734. Uroloncha malabarica. — The White-throated Munia. — This is 

 the commonest Munia in Madras. 



735. Uroloncha punctulata. — The Spotted Munia. — This bird is not 

 very often seen about Madras. 



775. Gymnorhis flavicoll is. —The Yellow-throated Sparrow. — This 

 bird is fairly abundant. 



776. Passer domesticus. — The House-Sparrow.— This creature is 

 as numerous and impertinent in Madras as elsewhere. The sparrow 

 used to come inside the first hotel at which I stayed in Madras, and 

 made such a noise that I was obliged to change my quarters. 



813. Hirundo rustica. — The Swallow. 



831. Motacilla maderaspatensis. — The Large Pied Wagtail. — This 

 is the commonest Wagtail in Madras. It is a permanent resident; a pair 



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