1922.] the Birds of Sincl. 653 



species breeding in the Narra district. Nor are t))e habits 

 at all like those of domest'wus, it is essentially a jungle 

 Sparrow ; moreover, I have seen domesticus and its nest 

 within 100 yards o£ ityrrlionotus and its nest, the former in 

 an isolated bungalow, the latter in the jungle near by ! As 

 pointed out by Hume (S. F. ix. p. 444) it is in all respects 

 more nearly allied to Passer moahkicus. 



My series show little or no variation in plumage, they 

 measure: (^ : wing 67-70, bill (base) 11-12'5. ? : wing 

 64-65, bill (base) 11-12'5. Legs and feet brownish; bill 

 in winter dark brown above, yellow-brown below ; bill in 

 summer Idack. There is a complete post-juvenile moult. 



The name "Rufous-backed .Sparrow'^ seems inappropriate 

 for this bird, ami has been used more applicably for another 

 species (P. rnfodorsalis auct.). I have therefore introduced 

 the English name Sind Jungle-Sparrow as being more 

 suitable. 



Emteriza schoenichis pallidior Hart. 



I saw a Reed-Bunting close to Karachi in a temporary 

 rush-covered jheel on 3 November, 1917. I did not meet 

 with it again till 3 December, 1918, when I secured one in a 

 " khan '^ glass and " kandi " forest at Janirao Head, where 

 this Canal takes off from the E. Narra Canal. It was the 

 only one I saw. I saw another in a reed-bed on the Manchar 

 Lake at Christmas 1919. Common enough in parts of the 

 Lower Punjab wherever the "khan" grows, I cannot think 

 that it can be as rare in Sind as the above records indicate, 

 and probably in Upper Sind it will be found to be not 

 uncommon. This species has hitherto not been recorded 

 from Sind. 



Mv Sind and Punjab birds are typical pallidior ; I have 

 no knowledge of the typical race occurring in the Punjab 

 (cf. Pract. Hdbk. p. 151 ; Vog. pal. F. p. 196, etc.). 



Emberiza stewarti Blyth. 



Murray says he obtained this species near Sehwan in 

 November, probably in the hills, as Blanford got one in the 

 Khirthar Range west of Larkhana on 5 December, 1876. 



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