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92. CopsYCHUs SAULARis (Legge, B. of C. p. 433). 

 Common all through the province up to 4000 feet> but it 



must not be regarded as a forest-species purely, as it is more 

 frequently found round the haunts of man than elsewhere. 

 It is well known both to the Tamils and the Singalese ; 

 thus, among the former, the ^' Magpie- Robin " is called the 

 " Karrichan Koroovic " (or '^Charcoal-bird"), while, from 

 its frequency among the coconut-gardens of the country, it 

 gets the name of " Pollitcha " with the Singalese. It is one 

 of our sweetest songsters, yet, notwithstanding, it is seldom 

 caged. 



93. CiTTOCINCLA MACRURA (Leggc, B. of C. p. 437). 

 Chiefly confined to the dry zone, where it is abundantly 



found in all the thorny forests. It ascends in the eastern 

 half of the province up to Belihuloya and round the foot of 

 the hills towards Haputela. 



91. ThAMNOBIA FULICATA (Lcggc, B. of C. p. 440). 



Very common in all the dry parts of the province and 

 intermediate region; thus it occurs in the whole of the 

 Kegalla district, the lower part of the Rukwana hills, and 

 Balangoda up to 1600 feet. 



I have obtained a nest at 1400 feet vrith eggs ; these are 

 generally two in number, of a greenish-white ground-colour, 

 thickly spotted and blotched over the broad end with dull 

 brownish red varied with greyish brown. 



95. LaRVIVORA 15RUNNEA (Lcggc, B. of C. p. 446), 



A migrant, arriving with the N.E. monsoon. I have only 

 met with it occasionally at 4000 feet altitude. 



96. TuRDUs KiNNisi (Lcggc, B. of C. p. 449). 



A permanent resident, confined to the hill-country. It is 

 fairly abundant in the forests above 4000 feet, and often 

 visits the ornamental trees that are planted round the houses 

 in tea-gardens, thus reminding one of the English Blackbird. 

 I have found it once as low as 2000 feet in the neighbourhood 

 of a high range of hills, but it is unusual to find it so low. 

 It breeds in the higher tea-districts of Bogawantalawa and 



