388 Notes on the Birds of the Samhhur Lake Sf its vicinity. 



711. — Gymnoris flavicoUis, Franldm. 



The vellow-throated sparrow is very common aLoui here. 

 When the bird is in full plumage^ the bright yellow throat patch 

 contrasts beautifully with the ash color of the breast. 



716 bis. — ^Fringillaria striolata, LicU. 



This species is found in the scrub jung-les about the hills 

 near to Nawa and Marot. Mr. Hume found it breeding- on 

 the Taragurh hill near Ajmere^ and I have not the slightest 

 doubt that it breeds about the hills near the lake. 



716.— Citrinella Huttoni, Blyth. 



I have obtained this bird on two or three occasions in the low 

 range of hills close to Nawa and about Koochamun. 



722. — Euspiza luteola, Lath. 



At times I have seen large numbers of this species here. 

 The last I saw about the 15th April 1873, and the males were 

 in full breeding plumage. 



724. — Melophusmelanicterus, Lath. 



Very rare in this immediate neighbourhood. I have only 

 obtained two specimens, both females, at Sambhur itself, but in 

 the Kochamun hills I have had a number of males shot for me. 



738.— Carpodacus erythrinus, Tall. 



The common rose-finch is very rare about Sambhur. I have 

 only observed it on one or two occasions. In March I shot 

 a fine male in summer plumage, and in September I obtained 

 a female. 



756.— Mirafra erythroptera, Jerd. 



Common about the scrub jungles. 



757.— Mirafra cantillans, Jerd. 



Not very common. 



758. — Ammomanes phcenciura, Franklin. 



This finch-lark is very common about the fields immediately 

 after the rains. It seems, however, at other times to prefer the 

 stony ground at the foot of the neighbouring hills. Tarsus 

 0-85; Jerdon gives this as '5. 



760. — Pyrrhulauda grisea, Scop. 



The black-bellied finch-lark is very plentiful. It breeds 

 about here from March till August. The first nest which I 



