564 Mr. W. Jesse on the 



wliite, densely speckled with various shades of brown aud 

 yellow. 



Average of G Lucknow eggs vG" X "oS" 



Measurement of largest egg -83" x "04" 



„ smallest e^^ -70" x "So" 



No. 874. Galerita ckistata. Crested Lurk. 



Chunditl [H.]. 



A common and permanent resident. It is extremely 

 popular as a cage-bird, and is consequently much sought 

 after by the chirri-mars. It keeps, as a rule, to dry ground, 

 avoiding damp meadows, but is common all along the river- 

 banks and on sandy islands wherever the tamarisk (jhao) 

 grows. I have twice found its nest, on March 28th and 30th, 

 each time containing three eggs. These were whitish, spotted 

 and speckled with various shades of brown and lilac, in one 

 case densely, in the other faintly. The nest was a small deep 

 cup, so loosely put together, however, that it would not bear 

 removal. 



Average of 6 Lucknow eggs -82" X "04" 



jNIeasurement of largest G^g -So" x "64" 



,, smallest egg -81" X '64" 



No. 879. Pyrrhulauda grisea. Ashy-croivned Finch- 

 Lark. 



Duri [R., teste Ueid']. Skylark [Anglo-Indian boys] . 



Very common and a permanent resident. Frequents usar 

 plains, ploughed fields, and waste grounds generally. It 

 breeds from January to May, and probably later. The nest 

 is a little cup of grass, placed on the ground under a stone 

 or bush. Eggs two in number, whitish, speckled with various 

 shades of brown and grey. 



Average of G Lucknow eggs "72" x "o^" 



Measurement of largest egg •74"x 'oS" 



„ smallest egg -GH'' x "oO" 



No. 895. Arachnechthra asiatica. Purple Sun-bird. 

 Shakar-khora [H.]. Honey-sucker, Honeysuckle [Anglo- 

 Indian boys] . 



Tlie Purple Sun-bird is very common and a permanent 



