LIST OF BIRDS FOUND IS MYINGYAN DISTRICT. 191 



7-3. Ploceus manyar —The Striated Weaver-bird. 

 1 found this bird breeding in the " kaing " grass in the Vezon Bog on the 

 11th August. It is probably to be met with on the other jheels also. 

 72-4. Ploceella javanensis. — The Golden Weaver-bird. 

 I have seen this species only once in Myingyan district, but seer. red the 

 specimen, a beautiful male in very rich plumage, on the 3rd July. It breeds 

 in the Pakokku district. 



72*5. Munia atricapilla, — The Chestnut-bellied Munia. 

 Local name '* Sa-Wadi ". 



Occurs throughout the district near water. Probably does not commence 

 breeding until the end of June. Eggs taken from August to November. Eggs 

 usually six in number, 



735. Uroloncha punctulata. — The Spotted Munia. 

 Local name "Sa-wadi". Very common throughout the district. Breeds 

 chiefly between July and October. 



739. Sporceghdhus flavidiventris. — The Burmese Red Munia. 

 Common in the jheels, and breeds during October and November. 



X. — Family Fringillidce. 

 77G. Passer domesticus: — The House-Sparrow. 

 Local name " Sa". As common as usual. 



779. Passer montanus. — The Tree-Sparrow. 

 Is common, breeding usually in colonies and is then more of a house sparrow 

 in habits. 



781. Passer flaveolus.— The Pegu House Sparrow. 

 Local name " Sa-wa ". This handsome little sparrow is as common in the 

 district as the house or tree sparrow and is more general than either, living as 

 much in the lonely waste parts as round our houses. On the 20th March I 

 found five nests with full clutches of eggs (3) in the old cantonment of 

 Myingyan. 



797. Embcriza aureola. — The Yellow-breasted Bunting. 

 I found this bird in the district on the 1st May 1901. It is common in the 

 cold-weather. 



XI. — Family Hirundinidce. 



809. Cottle sinensis. — The Indian Sand-Martin. 



Local name " Pyanhlwa " for Martins, Swallows and Swifts. I took the eggs 



of C. sinensis during the middle of December last and yet on the 25th February 



found a colony only digging the holes for their nests in the river bank. Second 



brood I suppose. 



814. Hirwndo gutturalis. — The Eastern Swallow. 

 Common during the cold weather. 



820. Hirundo ttriolata. — The Japanese Striated Swallow. 

 A bird I shot out of a large colony bad the markings and streaks on rump 

 and breast like striolata, but was only the size of typical nepalensis. 



