1. STUENUS. 39 



/'. ? ad. sk. Umballa, Oct. ISCG {R. C. Tweeddale Coll. 



Beucati). 



Umballa, Nov. 1860 {R. C. B.). Tweeddale Coll. 



Delu-a, Dec. 4, 1870. Hume Coll. 



Saharuupiii'. Hume Coll. 



Aligurb, Nov. 7, 1877. Hume Coll. 



Rabun, Etawab, Feb. 26, 1869. Hume Coll. 



5. Sturnus minor. 



Sturnus minor, Hume, Str. F. 1873, p. '201 ; Blanf. Str. F. 1877, 

 p. 246; Hvme, Str. F. 1879, pp. 106, 175; Doig, t. c. p. 274 ; 

 Murray, Vertebr. Faun. Sind, p. 178 (1884) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1888, 

 p. 440. 



Adult male. Similar to the reddish-purple plumage of S. vulr/aris, 

 but much smaller, and with the back reddish purple withoul any 

 shade of purplish blue : abdomen coppery green ; head and throat 

 green ; scapulars reddish purple like the back ; wing-coverts green 

 with a slight gloss of reddish purple : " bill yellow ; legs and feet 

 claret-brown; iris brown " (^'crojje Doic/, MSii.). Total length 7*8 

 inches, culmen 1-1, wing 4'55, tail 2-3, tarsus 1-1. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but much duller in colour : 

 "iris pale whitish yellow" (S. Do'uj). Total length 7 iuches, 

 culmen I'Uo, wing 4-5, tail 2'2, tarsus I'l. 



Hub. Breeds in Sindh, occurring in winter as far east as Etawah. 



a. (S ad. sk. Larkhana, Jan. 11, 1872 {A. 0. II.). Hume Coll. 



(Type of species.) 



b, r. c? ad. sk. Muncber Lake, April 10, Sept. Hume Coll. 

 d. Ad. sk. IJoree Dist., Nov. 1871 {F. Bay). Hume Coll. 

 e-i. d ad.; k. $ W.S.W. of Roree, March 1870 {TV. Hume Coll. 



ad. sk. T. Blanford). 



Z-?/. cJ ; «, M", .r. 2 ad. ; Eastern Narra, Feb., March, April Hume Coll. 



y-a'. 5 JLiv. sk. {Scrape Doiy). 



IJ-d'. S ad. sk. Loyali, Etawab, Jan. 1-3, 1872 ( W. Hume Coll. 



It. Brouks). 



6. Sturnus unicolor. 



Sturnus unicolor, Temm. Man. d'Orn. p. 133 (1820) ; Werner. Atlas 

 Omnivores, pi. 20 (1827); Gould, B. Eur. iii. pi. 211 (1837); 

 Bp. Cump. List B. Eur. S,- N. Avier. p. 28 (1838); id. Faun 

 Ital, Ucc. tav. 23. fig. 1 (1838); Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 337 

 (1847); Bj). Consp. i. p. 421 (1850); Tr'istr. Ibis, 1859, p. 293; 

 Powys, Ibis, 1800, p. 137 ; Naum. Vog. BeutschL, Anbano- 

 Taf. 351. fig. 1 (1860) ; Wri(iJd, Ibis, 1864, p. 56 ; Bree, B. Eur. 

 i. p. 150, cum tab. (1800); Lilfurd, Ibis, 1806, p. 183; Leyl. Sf 

 Gerbe, Orn. Eur. i. p. 234 (18o7) ; Locke, Expl. Sci. Alger., Ois 

 p. 127 (1867) ; Tristr. Ibis, 1867, p. 367 ; Brake, t. c. p. 428 • 

 Boderl. Avif. p. 70 (1809) ; Fritsch, Vog. Eur. tab. 27. fio-. 2 

 (1870) ; Gray, Hnnd-l. B. ii. p. 21, no. 6307 (1870) ; Salcad. Faim. 



