184 MY LAST NOTES ON THE AVIFAUNA OF SIND. 



687. — Temenuchus pagodarum, Gmel. 



I shot a single specimen of the Black-headed Myna in 

 the Lyarree Gardens, Karachi, on the 13th November last year, 

 but heard of no other instance of its occurrence in Sind, until 

 I saw from Mr. Murray's paper that he had shot a specimen at 

 Trianhee. 



690. — Pastor roseus, Lin. 



Extremely common about Karachi, Hyderabad, and in the 

 E. Narra. It does not leave until certainly as late as the 10th 

 May, upon which date this year I saw one or two large flocks, 

 and it returns again as early as the 10th of July, if not earlier. 

 Where can they go in such a short time to breed ? 



694. — Ploceus philippensis, Lin. 



Not uncommon about Hyderabad and the country east, and 

 I have noticed nests of all three species — the present, manyar 

 and bengaleusis on the same Dree. 



711. — Gymnoris flavicollis, Frankl. 



Very common about Hyderabad in the hot weather, at which 

 season it breeds, a favorite site for the nest being the inside of 

 the bulb at the top of the lamp posts in camp. I did not 

 notice it in the cold weather, so probably, as Mr. James sug- 

 gests, Vol. I., 420, they leave after the breeding season. 



716. — Emberiza buchanani, BlytJi. 



Noticed occasionally about Karachi and Hyderabad, princi- 

 pally at the seasons of migration. 



716&zs. — Fringillaria striolata, LicJit. 



Common about Hyderabad and the surrounding country, 

 wherever there is stony ground. 



721. — Euspiza melanocephala, Gmel. 



Common in Lower Sind at the seasons of migration and 

 during the time the crops are ripening. 



732bis. — Bucanetes githagiueus, Licht. 



Common about Hyderabad and the surrounding country, 

 and not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Karachi. 



loiter. — Linaria cannabina, Lin. 



In November last I saw a bird one evening in the Lyarree 

 Gardens at Karachi, which I at once thought belonged to this 

 species, and I remember writing to Mr. Hume at the time and 

 mentioning the circumstance. I was close to the bird and 



