OF NORTH-EASTERN CACHAR. 39 



698. — Munia rubronigra, Hodgs. 



li This Munia is very common among the rains. It breeds 

 in June, July, and August, making its nest in a clump of long 

 grass ; it lays from six to eight small white eggs. — J. \" 



699 quat.— Munia nisoria, Tern.— ? M. Inglisi. Sp. 



Nov. 



" This little bird arrives about the middle of October and at 

 once begins nesting. It makes its nest in the bottom of a 

 clump of grass and lays as many as nine small white eggs. I 

 have taken its nest as late as the 25th of December. — J. I." 



The specimen sent is nearer nisoria than to any yet described 

 species ; it differs equally from punctulata, Lin, of Continental 

 India, from M. sub-undulata, Godwin-Austen of the Munipore 

 Valley (vide ante, Vol III., p. 398), and from the Moulmein 

 and Tavoy, M. superstriata, Hume, (Vol. II., p. 48], note) 

 iu the entire absence of any golden yellow, or olive yellow 

 tint or tinge on the rump, upper tail coverts, aud tail. It 

 agrees with the two latter in having the markings of the breast 

 more rufous than in the continental species. At the same 

 time it differs from nisoria in having the tail, rump, and 

 upper tail-coverts a pale earth brown instead of grey, the 

 coverts being narrowly fringed with brownish white. 



It is very curious our obtaining in Cachar a race so closely 

 allied to nisoria, when, from the countries all round about 

 this, the species that occur have more or less of the yellow 

 tint on upper tail-coverts, and tail that characterize the punc- 

 tularia sub-group. 



If considered distinct it should stand as M. Inglisi. 



704.— Estrilda amandava, Lin. 



u This little bird arrives about the beginning of October 

 and departs in March. I have not seen its nest. — J. I." 



776.— Osmotreron Phayrei, Bly. 



" This Green Pigeon frequents thick jungle, and is very 

 common ; the natives say it breeds on the hills. — J. I/' 



778.— Sphenocercus sphenurus, Vig. 



" I have only met with this Pigeon once, viz., in March 

 1876.— J. I." 



780.— Carpophaga aenea, Lin. 



" The Imperial Green Pigeon is common. It breeds during 

 the rains. The only nest I have seen was in a thicket about 



