28o Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. VIII, 



Khasi Hills in the east from which the bird has so far been 

 recorded. 



80. Passer rutilans cinnamomea (Gould). 



O. and B., vol. ii, p. 240. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. xii, p. 325. 

 Hartert, D.V.P., p. 162. 



{a) Not sexed. Kalek, i9-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25365. 

 (6) Not sexed. Kalek, i9-iii-i2. I.M, No. 25364. 



Specimen {a) is a male and specimen (6) is a female. Hartert 

 {loc. cit.) shows that cinnamomea is only a sub-species of rutilans^ 

 described from Japan by Temminck in 1829. He (Hartert) also 

 makes a sub-species of the Nepal Cinnamon Sparrow under the 

 name debilis, on the grounds of its smaller size, i.e. a wing of 70 — 

 73 mm. as against 77 — 79 mm. in cinnamomea. 



Family HIRUNDINIDAE. 



81. Cotile sinensis (Gray). 



O. and B., vol. ii, p. 273. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. X, p. 104. 



{a) 5 , Rotung, 1400 ft., 2-i-i2. I.M. No. 25321. 

 (&) Not sexed. Kobo, 30-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25328. 



This little Martin is not a sub-species of riparia, differing not 

 only in colouration but also in the comparative length of the wing 

 and tail, as well as in not having the curious tuft of feathers which 

 riparia always has at the back of the tarsus. Moreover, their 

 breeding ranges overlap as well as their areas of winter migration, 

 for riparia also breeds within Indian limits. 



Family .AIOTACILLIDAE. 



82. Motacilla alba ocularis (Swin.). 



O. and B., vol. ii, p. 289. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. X, p. 471. 



{a) Sadiya, N.-E. Assam, 25-xi-ii. I.M. No. 25362. 



I am very doubtful as to the propriet}' of reducing this species 

 to be only a sub-species of alba. The eye-streak, the distinguish- 

 ing mark of this Wagtail, is always present, even in young birds, 

 and there does not appear to be any overlapping of the two forms. 



83. Anthus trivialis maculatus (Hodg.). 



O. and B., vol. ii, p. 304. 

 B. M. Cat., vol. X, p. 547. 



(a) Not sexed. Kalek, i9-iii-i2. I.M. No. 25330, 



