AUGUST. 
In this month the water-birds and small wren warblers are the 
principal breeders throughout the plains. The eggs of the rufous grass 
warbler, the white-eyed tit, the pin-tailed munia, the jungle bush quail, 
the bustard quail, and the little grebe may be taken. 
In the Himatayas, the season is now nearly over, Eggs of the 
mosque swallow, the small minivet, the grey-winged blackbird, the 
red-headed and streaked laughing thrushes, the golden woodchat, 
the brown-breasted hill warbler, the red-billed hill tit, the yellow-billed 
blue jay, the chestnut-bellied and spotted munias, the meadow bunting, 
the Indian siskin, Hodgson’s turtle dove, and the black partridge may 
still be found, though only a few stragglers are laying. Probably at the 
higher elevations many of the finches breed in this month, but their nests 
have not as vet been found. 
In the Punsas, the black-winged kite is breeding, also the wire-tailed 
and mosque swallows; eggs of the sirkeer, the bay-backed shrike, the 
white-eyed bulbul, the striated reed babbler (second brood). The rufous- 
fronted wren warbler, the large button quail, the big bustard, Blythe’s 
water hen, and most of the resident water-birds may still be taken. The 
streaked wren warbler is building for its second brood. 
In the Nortu-West Provinces, the wire-tailed and mosque swal- 
lows, the common swifts, the pied crested cuckoos, coucals, sirkeers rufous- 
backed and bay-backed shrikes, large grey cuckoo shrikes, white-browed 
fantails, babblers, reed babblers, wren warblers, mynahs, striated and 
common weaver birds, black-bellied finch larks, peafowl and almost all 
the resident water-birds, waders and swimmers, except the terns and 
plovers, have eggs throughout the month; while the grass babbler, 
streaked wren warbler, black-throated weaver bird, painted snipe, and 
black-necked stork commence building towards the end of the month. 
In Beneat, the characteristic breeders are the yellow-bellied wren 
warbler, the tailor bird, the Bengal grass warbler, the chestnut-bellied 
munia, the peafowl, jacanas, rails and coots and bitterns, which almost all 
have eggs, besides, many of those which breed at this season in other 
parts. The grass babbler and black-throated weaver bird begin to build 
in this month. 
