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XII. — Family Motacillidce. 

 826. Motacilla alba.— The White Wagtail. 

 Arrives about the beginning of September. Usually seen in pairs during the 

 cold weather. 



827, Motacilla leucopsis. — The White-faced Wagtail. 

 A fairly common winter visitant. 



828. Motacilla ocularis. — The Streak-eyed Wagtail. 

 Also fairly common in the wioter and almost always seen in pairs. 



832. Motacilla melanope. — The Gray Wagtail. 

 Common during the cold season. 



841. Anthus maculatus. — Indian Tree-Pipit. 

 One bird shot on the bank of Kanna tank in November. Observed in no 

 other locality in the district. 



847. Anthus rufulus.- — The Indian Pipit. 

 Common all over the district. Breeds during the rains. 



850. Anthus rosaceus. — Hodgson's Pipit. 

 Fairly common on the sandbanks of the river in the cold weather. 

 There is another resident pipit which inhabits the very bare and dried-up 

 parts of the county, but I am unable to classify it. It is larger than A. rufulus. 



XIII. — Family Alaudidce. 

 866. Alaudala raytal.—Th.<5 Ganges Sand-Lark. 

 Common on the sand banks in the river nnd in the many dry nullahs of the 

 district. I found a nest with two eggs on the 3rd March and again one with 

 three eggs, hard set, on the 6th May. 



870. Mirafra assavxica. — The Bengal Bush-Lark.* 

 873. Alirafra microptera. — The Burmese Bush-Lark. 

 Local name " Bilon". Both species are to be met with in the district. Their 

 habits are alike. 



The nests are domed and placed on the ground under a tuft of grass, a stone 

 or a bush. The eggs two or three (rarely four) in number are white-speckled 

 in 3 or 4 shades of yellow-brown, dark-brown, ashy-purple and black. 

 XIV. — Family Nectariniidce. 

 895. Arachnechthra asiatica. — The Purple Sun-bird. 

 Local name " Pan-sot ". Common. 



898. Arachnechthra flammaxillaris. — The Burmese Yellow-breasted Sun-bird. 



More common than the last species. I found a nest being built in April, but 



unfortunately broke the branch from which it was suspended, and the birds 



forsook it. 



XV.— Family Dicaidce. 



912. Dicceum cruentatum. — The Scarlet-backed Flower-pecker. 

 Common on Popa. I never found the nest. 



XVI. — Family Pittidm. 

 931. Pitta cyanoptera. — The Lesser Blue-winged Pitta. 

 I came across a bird of this species at Kyawzi at dusk on the 24th May 1902 



