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on the back and wings, streaked’ with black ; shoulders chestnut ; 
two wing bars, whitish in colour; upper tail coverts and rump 
yellowish brown ; quills dusky ; head dull chesnut; black stripe 
below the eyes ; part of ear-coverts, chin and throat are black ; sides 
of the neck white, beneath is ash in colour, whiter about lower 
abdomen and under tail coverts ; dull yellowish brown tinged on the 
breast and thighs. 
(706) PAsseR iNpIcUS, Indian House-Sparrow, common to the 
plains, differs in habits and in colour (markings). At its best it is 
a saucy little bird, and appears to have tormented, not a little the 
lives of some sojourners in the east. Nevertheless I have many 
pleasant recollections of this sparrow and its naughty ways. It is 
about 6:inches in length. Slightly bigger than montanus, 
Sup-Famiry EMBERIZIN AE (Buntings) 
Here you have birds of Passerine family or Order, which have 
the upper mandible, smaller,.the lower mandible is broader. It has 
a typical palatal protuberance, found in many of the species, which 
makes buntings easily distinguishable from other birds belonging to 
Fringillide and allied groups. These birds prefer a temperate 
climate, most of them are winter visitants here. Legs are moderate 
in size and claws slender. They are sombre in colour, many of the 
species display a little colour, yellow marks and stripes on the crown 
and sides of the head. Buntings are divided into three groups. 
I.—TRUE BUNTINGS. 
IIl.—YELLOW CORN-BUNTINGS. 
III.—_CRESTED BUNTINGS. 
I.TRUE BUNTINGS. 
GENUS EmperizaA, bill lengthened, mandibles unequal ; wings 
longish, 2nd and 3rd quills are longest ; tail moderate, outer feathers 
display a little white. 
(713) Emperiza cia, White-browed Bunting, is first on the list, 
which is found in» the district ; but this bird is met with only on 
rare occasions chiefly on high altitudes, It is known as the Euro- 
pean Buntings. 
