416 A TENTATIVE CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF 



701.— Amadina striata, Lin. The White-backed 

 Munia. 



Permanent resident. Common in the Konkan and all along 

 the Sahyadri range and. in the adjoining forests from Goa to 

 Khandala. It is confined to the Ghat region. 



703.— Amadina malabarica, Lin. The Plain Brown 

 Munia. 



Permanent resident. Common, as a rule, throughout the 

 region, (excepting perhaps in the forest tracts) especially in the 

 Deccan. 



704. — Estrelda amandava, Lin. The Red Wax-bill. 



Not common as a rule, but occurs locally. I procured it at 

 Belgaum, where it breeds in September and October, and Mr. 

 Laird in the same district, and Mr. Fairbank obtained it near 

 Mahableshwar. It has not been observed as j r et in Ratnagiri, 

 and it is not included in Messrs. Davidson and Weuden's list 

 of Deccan species. Jerdon, however, found it, though rarely, 

 in the Deccan. 



705.— Estrelda formosa, Lath. The Green Wax-bill. 



Not common. Mr. Fairbank procured it near Mahableshwar, 

 and Major Lloyd includes it in his list of Konkan species ; but 

 Mr. Vidal has not observed it in Ratnagiri. I have no other 

 record of its occurrence throughout the region. 



706.— Passer domesticus, Lin. The House Sparrow. 



Permanent resident. Common everywhere throughout the 



region. 



711.— Gymnoris flavicollis, FranM. The Yellow- 

 throated Sparrow. 



Probably a permanent resident. Not uncommon in many 

 districts, and occurs throughout the region. It appears to be 

 most plentiful in the hot weather, at which season it breeds. 

 In Belgaum it is common. 



716.— Emberiza buchanani, Blyth. The Grey -necked 

 Bunting. 



Cold weather visitant. Mr. Fairbank remarks, "everywhere 

 and abundant on some Ghats," but it does not appear in Mr. 

 Vidal's Ratnagiri list, nor in Messrs. Wenden and Davidson's 

 list, so that I conclude it is only locally distributed. I myselt 

 have observed it about Poona, where it is not uncommon, and 



