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within a few feet until their offspring is restored to them. The fledgling 

 is olive grey above the head, neck and back streaked with buff, most broadly 

 on the neck ; the two stripes below the eye almost blac'c and very distinct j 

 upper breast with the buff feathers edged with olivaceous 5 remaining lower 

 parts buff. 



I shot one specimen with the legs and feet dark brown ; they are as a rule 

 pale whitish flesh colour. 



692. Petrophila solitaeia, Mull. Gates, II, p. 145; '' Str. Feath,," 

 II, p. 220. 



A rare winter visitant to the Andamans. The Xovara Expedition killed a 

 single bird on Car Nicobar in February. 



729. Uroi.oncha SEMiSTRiATA, Hume. Gates, II, p. 186 ;" Str. Feath.," 

 II, p. 257. 



The comraon munia of the Nicobars. I saw very young birds in August. 



730. Uroloncha fumigata, Wald. Gates, II, p. 186 , " Str. Feath.," 

 II, 257, 



Very common in the Andamans. 



776. Passer domesticus, Linn. Gates, II, p. 236. 



The Andamans have no longer the distinction of being one of the few 

 places where this ubiquitous bird is not. In 1882 Mr. G. H. Brookes of the 

 Settlement turned out about half a dozen on Ross, where they hung about 

 for some time and then disappeared, apparently going over to the main land. 

 In 1895 Mr. Brookes imported about 20 more, which he let go at Middle 

 Point Barracks, Aberdeen, where there is now a thriving colony of them. 

 They have also bred at Gara Cherama. 



791, Emberiza pusilla. Pall. Gates, II, p. 254 ; " Str. Feath.," II, p. 497. 



A rare winter migrant to the An lamans. 



797. Emberiza aureola, Pall. Gates, II, p. 259 ; " Str. Feath.," II, 

 p. 258. 



Has been obtained in the Nicobars in winter. 



813, HiRUNDO RUSTiCA, Linn. Gates, II, p. 277 ; " Str. Feath.," II, p. 154. 



The swallow is common in the Andamans and Nicobars from September 

 to May, young birds being far more numerous than adults. It does not breed 

 in the islands, 



817. HiRUNDO JAVANICA, Sparrm. Gates, II, p. 279 ; " Str. Feath.," II, 

 p. 155. 



A common resident in the Andamans, breeding in verandahs and out- 

 houses. Ithas not been recorded from the Nicobars, but I believe a swallow 

 which I saw on Car Nicobar in August was this species. A pied variety 

 at Port Blair will be found described in this Journal, Vol. XI, p. 736. 



827, MoTACiLLA LEOCOPSis, Gould. Gates, 11, p. 288 ; " Str. Feath.," II, 

 p. 237. 



A winter migrant to the Andamans, apparently rare. 



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