166 Mr. E. Blyth's List of Birds obtained 



135. A. gracilis, nobis, J. A. S. B. id. In compliment to those 

 who differ from me in ojiinion respecting this bird, I shall not here 

 enumerate it as a distinct species, and I much wish to establish its 

 distinctness on the authority of other specimens. 



136. Corypha (? G. R. Gray) bayhaira; Emberiza baghaira, Frank- 

 lin ; Alauda Dukhunensis, Sykes. Brought in immense numbers for 

 the table during March ; being the ' Ortolan,' more especially so 

 styled, of Anglo-Indian epicures. 



137. MirafraAssamensis, M'Clelland and Horsfield. Often brought 

 to the bazar among the so-called • Ortolans.' Breeds in the neigh- 

 bourhood. 



138. M. {}) cantans, Jerdon. The true Aggan of India generally. 

 I have obtained one wild-shot specimen, and seen others in cages, 

 they being very highly esteemed for their song. 



139. Fyrrhulauda crucigera. Common at all seasons, in the loca- 

 lities they frequent. 



140. Euplectes Phillipensis . Common. 



141. Eu. Bengnle7isis. Occasionally procurable in considerable 

 numbers in the shops, being taken in the neighbourhood. 



142. Eu. striatus, nobis, J. A. S. B. xi. 873. The same remark 

 api^lies to this species, and I am told that it breeds abundantly in 

 some high reeds a few miles from Calcutta. 



143. Amadina punctata ; Fringilla punicea, Horsfield. The im- 

 mense numbers of amaduvats brought to the shops are, I believe, 

 obtained from some distance. 



144. Spermestes nisorea ; Munia acuticaiida, Hodgson. Tolerably 

 common. 



145. Sp. melanocephala ; Munia rubroniger, Hodgson. Tolerably 

 common. 



The Java sparrows (Sp. oryzivora) sold in the Calcutta shops are 

 all imported. 



146. Passer domesticus. As common as in England. I have also 

 specimens from Southern and from Western India, but not any 

 agreeing with the P. Indicus, Jardine and Selby. / think, however, 

 that they differ from the British sparrow in having much whiter 

 under-parts. 



147. Emberiza fucata (?) ; E. cia, apud Jerdon : vide J. A. S. B. 

 xi. 601. 



148. Erythrospiza (?) rosea; Fringilla rosea, Vieillot : vide J. A. 

 S. B. xi. 461. Often sold in the shops, and occasionally (as I am 

 informed) shot in the neighbourhood. 



149. Chloropsis aurifrons ; erroneously figured as Chi. Malabar icus 

 by Messrs. Jardine and Sell)y*. Now and then brought in some plenty 

 to the shops, but I have not ascertained it to inhabit this neighbour- 

 hood. It is a pleasing songster. 



150. Cinnyris solaf. Very common. 



151. C. Mahrattensis. Not rare during the cool season. 

 • Corrected in description of PL C. — Ed. 



■\ C. sola, Jerdon, and nost. of the Cat. of Indian Birds, is C. Zcylonica, 

 Linn. 



