Capt. Beavan on various Indian Bii'ds. 173 



The first, apparently the older bird, is slightly lineated with 

 brown on the belly and flanks. 



The upper mandible is blue-black, the lower light leaden - 

 blue ; legs plumbeous. A nest of this species (like that of M. 

 malacca described by Dr. Jerdon) , containing only three eggs, 

 was brought to me on April 3rd. 



702. MuNiA ACUTiCAUDA. Himalayan Munia. 



{Conf. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 552.) Tolerably common in gardens 

 near Moulmein. A specimen in the flesh, obtained in Sept. 

 1865, measured as follows: — Length 4*625; wing barely 2; 

 tail about 1*7; tarsus '5; bill from front '4375 ; middle tail- 

 feathers barely exceed the rest. Upper mandible dark horn- 

 colour, lower light leaden-blue; legs dull plumbeous. 



703. Munia malabarica. Plain Brown Munia. 



Rarely met with in Maunbhoom, where I only procured one 

 or two specimens. 



704. EsTRELDA amandava. Red Waxbill. 

 Only seen once in Maunbhoom, in 1864. 



706. Passer indicus. Indian House- Sparrow. 



Common at Barrackpore, in Maunbhoom, and at Umballah. 

 At Simla in 1866 three specimens of a Sparrow were brought 

 in, not at all like the adult of P. indicus of the plains; and all 

 those I noticed at Simla were apparently of this form. I sub- 

 join the dimensions : — 



The whole of the under parts in these are dirty white ; the 

 first differs from the other two in being much darker on the 

 upper parts ; bill and feet lead-colour, the latter lighter ; the 

 upper parts rufous, with the usual markings on the wings. The 

 second and third have the bill stouter than the first, the mark- 

 ings and colour of back much lighter ; no supercilium or wing 

 bands ; bill and legs more flesh-coloured. I at first thought 

 these birds were females of P. cinnamomeus ; but there was no 



