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31. Acridotheres tristis, Linn. Common Myna. 



Most .abundant. Dozens were to be seen each day, following at the 

 heels of the natives who were engaged in ploughing up the fields. 



32. Munia malabarica, Linn. Plain-brown Munia. 

 Tolerably common. 



33. Estrelda amandava, Linn. Red Waxbill. 



Two flocks of Amaduvats passed close to me one day in the early 

 part of May, the only ones I met with. 



34. Passer indicus, Jard. & Selby. Indian House-Sparrow. 

 Common, and familiar as usual. 



35. Alauda gulgula, Franklin. Indian Skylark. 



Common. It sings very sweetly. But those I saw did not soar 

 above fifteen or twenty yards. 



36. Palumbus elphinstonei, Sykes. Neilgherry "Wood- Pigeon. 



An inhabitant of the sholas, or forest-patches of the hills ; I only 

 saw one bird. 



37- Turtur risoria, Linn. Common Ring-Dove. 

 Apparently rare, 



38. Galltjs sonneratii, Temm. Grey Jungle fowl. 

 One bird only. 



39. Perdicula erythrorhyncha, Sykes. Painted Bush- 

 Quail. 



Abundant. I constantly flushed them from the sides of the roads, 

 especially towards evening. 



40. Lobivanelltjs goensis, Gmelin. Red-wattled Lapwing. 



The curious cry of this bird, resembling the words " did-he-do-it,'' 1 

 is very shrill, and audible at a long distance. I found a pair of them 

 in a marshy valley at the foot of one of the higher hills. 



8. Notes on the most frequent Fosterparents of the Cuckoos 

 of Australia. By Edward P. Ramsay, of Dobroyde, 

 New South Wales, C.M.Z.S. 



1. The Lineated Acanthiza. Acanthiza hneata, Gould's 

 Birds of Australia, iii. pi. 61. 



This pretty little species is one of the most common birds in the 

 neighbourhood of Sydney, and, with the exception of Acanthiza nana, 

 is the most diminutive of its genus yet known. It shows a decided 

 preference for the leafy tops of the Eucalypti and ends of the 



