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eye to nape), " mantle, and anterior third of wing", chestnut bay, 

 passing- to maroon at the bend of the wing* ; there is a whitish 

 bar on the wing", formed by the tips of the smaller range of 

 coverts ; and the rest of the wing 1 , with the tail, is dusky, " 

 ( I should say pale hair brown) ; " the feathers margined with 

 yellowish brown, " (I should say yellowish white) ; " bill, black," 

 ( in the breeding season) ; " and legs, brown. The female is nearly 

 uniform pale brown above, darker on the mantle, and having 

 the whitish bar on the wing somewhat narrower ; supercilium, 

 cheeks, and under-parts, dull yellowish ; and bill, light brown. 

 Length 5, or nearly so ; of wing 2f , and tail 2 ; bill to 

 forehead T 7 g inch, and tarsi f inch ; from Arracan, where procured 

 by Captain Phayre." 



Mr. Oates remarks : " This species is nearly as common as 

 indicus. It is, however, more of a Bush Sparrow, generally build- 

 ing its nest in trees ; one pair indeed built a nest in my house, 

 but as soon as it was finished the birds left the place/'' 



708 ter. /'—Passer assimiHs, Walden. 



In the An. and Mag. of Natural History for 1870, p. 218, 

 Lord Walden describes the above species, which, if a good one, is 

 entitled to a place in our list. The description is so brief that 

 it is impossible to pronounce positively ; but so far as it goes, it 

 would apply fairly well to the young of Jtaveolus. 



Lord Walden says : " Resembles P. cinnamomeus, Gould, but 

 differs by being smaller, by having a slenderer and smaller bill, 

 and by having the cheeks and sides of the neck pure white, and 

 the breast, flanks, and ventral region ashy grey. Wing, 2f 

 inches ; tail, If, or nearly \ inch shorter than in P. cinnamomeus ; 

 from Tonghoo." 



710.— Passer montanus, Lin. 



Though Mr. Oates does not appear to have observed it, several 

 specimens of this species have been sent me from Upper Burmah, 

 where, however, it is not, I believe, a permanent resident, as in 

 Arracan and further south in Burmah, but merely a seasonal 

 visitant. 



719.— Citrinella fucata, Pall, 



Occurs as a cold-weather visitant at Tonghoo, and hills be- 

 tween Tonghoo and Thayetmyo. Mr. Oates quite recently obtained 

 a specimen a good deal further south, at Wan, in Lower Pegu. 



719 bis.— Citrinella rutila, Pall. 



Also occurs as a straggler during the cold-season in Upper 

 Pegu, as well as in Tenasserim, Lower Pegu, Upper Burmah, 

 Assam, and the Bhootan Dhooars and Sikhim. 



