AUGUST. 



IN this month the water-birds and small wren warblers are the 

 principal breeders throughout the plains. The eggs of the rufous grass 

 warbler, the white-eyed tit, the pin-tailed munia, the jungle bush quail, 

 the bustard quail, and the little grebe may be taken. 



In the HIMALAYAS, the season is now nearly over. Eggs of the 

 mosque swallow, the small minivet, the grey-winged blackbird, the 

 red-headed and streaked laughing thrushes, the golden woodchat, 

 the brown-breasted hill warbler, the red-billed hill tit, the yellow-billed 

 blue jay, the chestnut-bellied and spotted munias, the meadow bunting, 

 the Indian siskin, Hodgson's turtle dove, and the black partridge may 

 still be found, though only a few stragglers are laying. Probably at the 

 higher elevations many of the finches breed in this month, but their nests 

 have not as yet been found. 



In the PUNJAB, the black- winged kite is breeding, also the wire-tailed 

 and mosque swallows ; eggs of the sirkeer, the bay-backed shrike, the 

 white-eyed bulbul, the striated reed babbler (second brood). The rufous- 

 fronted wren warbler, the large button quail, the big bustard, Blythe's 

 water hen, and most of the resident water-birds may still be taken. The 

 streaked wren warbler is building for its second brood. 



In the NORTH-WEST PROVINCES, the wire-tailed and mosque swal- 

 lows, the common swifts, the pied crested cuckoos, coucals, sirkeers rufous- 

 backed and bay-backed shrikes, large grey cuckoo shrikes, white-browed 

 fantails, babblers, reed babblers, wren warblers, mynahs, striated and 

 common weaver birds, black-bellied finch larks, peafowl and almost all 

 the resident water-birds, waders and swimmers, except the terns and 

 plovers, have eggs throughout the month ; while the grass babbler, 

 streaked wren warbler, black-throated weaver bird, painted snipe, and 

 black-necked stork commence building towards the end of the month. 



In BENGAL, the characteristic breeders are the yellow-bellied wren 

 warbler, the tailor bird, the Bengal grass warbler, the chestnut-bellied 

 munia, the peafowl, jacanas, rails and coots and bitterns, which almost all 

 have eggs, besides, many of those which breed at this season in other 

 parts. The grass babbler and black-throated weaver bird begin to build 

 in this month. 



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