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man is, there, sooner or later, it will surely be found. Probably 
originally purely a plains’ bird it has followed rail and road 
routes into the hills almost everywhere, being now found in hill 
stations at elevations of 6,000 and 7,000 feet or even higher. 
Whitehead says that in the Kurram (this is probably zugmayert) 
it remains in the hills all the year round except in very severe 
weather but in most of the higher haunts it is a winter visitor 
only. It is one of the boldest, yet one of the most astute of birds, 
and whilst on the one hand it will snatch food from the very 
hands of the Indian servants, a very few shots will keep every 
crow in the neighbourhood out of shot wnti the gun is put away, 
In many cities and towns they are so numerous as to become an 
actual pest and measures have to be taken to suppress them. 
(12) Corvus splendens zugmayeri. 
Tue Srnp Hovsse-Crow. 
Corvus zugmayert Laubm., Orn. Monatsb., xxi, p. 93 (1919) (Las 
Bela, S.E. Balughistan). 
Corvus splendens. Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 20. 
Vernacular names. Pat-Aawar (Hind.). 
Description. Like C. s. splendens, but with the pale parts 
almost white and showing in sharp contrast to the black. 
Colours of soft parts and Measurements as in the Common 
House-Crow. 
Distribution. Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Sind, Mekran coast 
and S.E. Persia as far north as Fao. It is common in Kashmir, 
where it breeds, and wanders into the Punjab. 
Nidification. The breeding season of the Sind House-Crow 
appears to commence in the latter half of June as soon as the 
monsoon breaks. It breeds in immense numbers all round and in 
Karachi and as nesting sites are here not too common, for trees 
are comparatively few, many eggs are thrown out of the nest 
during squabbles betweeu the owner of the nest and other crows. 
Nest and eggs are like those of the other races but the nest is often 
placed on quite low bushes, especially if they are thorny ones. 
Sixty eggs collected for me by General R, Betham average 
37°5 x 25°8 mm. 
Habits. These do not differ from those of the other races. 
(13) Corvus splendens insolens. 
Tue Burmese Hovuse-Crow. 
Corvus insolens Hume, 8. F., ii, p. 480 (1874) (Tenasserim) ; 
Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 21. 
Vernacular names. Ayeegan, Chegan (Burmese). 
