494 NOTES ON TIIE AVTFAUNA OF MOUNT ABOO 



mouth birds may be seen sitting on their nests in every garden. 

 [Common throughout the entire region. — A. 0. H.] 



674.— Dendrocitta rufa, Scop. 



The Common Indian Magpie is common on the hills, but varies 

 in its distribution in the plains, in some localities being tolera- 

 bly plentiful, in some rare, and in others absent altogether. 



[Common in Sindh and Kattiawar and Northern Guzerat, 

 but unrecorded from Cutch or any part of Jodhpoor, except 

 on its extreme eastern limits, where at Sambhur Mr. Adam 

 occasionally saw it. — A. 0. H.] 



681.— Sturnus vulgaris, Linn. 



The Common Starling occurs in the plains in the cold weather, 

 but I have never observed it in large flocks as in England, nei- 

 ther is it very common. ■ 



[Very common in most parts of Sindh and Jodhpoor, and 

 not uncommon I should say in Northern Guzerat ; it does not, 

 I believe, ascend Aboo, and strange to say, 1 have never seen nor 

 heard of it from either Cutch or Kattiawar. —A. 0. H.] 



684.— Acridotheres tristis, Linn. 



The Common Myna is very common both on the hills and 

 in the plains, and breeds during the monsoon, laying in July 

 and August. 



[Common throughout the entire region. — A. 0. H.] 



685. — Acridotheres ginginianus, Lath. 



The Bank Myna is very common in the plains, but does 

 not ascend the hills. It breeds principally in June in banks 

 and old wells. 



[Common throughout the entire region. — A. 0. H.] 



687.— Temenuchus pagodarum, Gmel. 



The Black-headed Myna occurs on the hills and in the 

 plains. It is somewhat locally distributed, being plentiful in 

 many places and rare in others. It is common at Mount 

 Aboo. 



[Except in Sindh, to which it is not yet known to extend ; it 

 is pretty common in each sub-division of the whole region 

 but is, apparently, very rare in the portions of Cutch and 

 Kattiawar nearest Sindh. — A. 0. H.] 



688.— Temenuchus malabaricus, Gmel 



The Grey-headed Myna is common at Mount Aboo in the 

 hot weather, congregating in considerable flocks in May and 

 June. I have not observed it in the plains. 



