THE BIRDS OF THE LUCKNUW CIVIL DIVISION. 29 
tracts it will rarely be found unless there is a deal of grass and 
other jungle growing about ; but in dhak jungles, mingled with 
Fict and other trees, into which it flies and hides when disturb- 
ed, it is fairly abundant. Itis a great skulk, and the united 
efforts of half a dozen beaters will sometimes almost fail to eject 
it from one of these trees. It feeds, usually on the ground in 
jungle thickets, on ants, slugs, &c., in this respect resembling 
C. intermedius very closely. Though I have never found its nest, 
I shot quite a nestling on the 8rd November, though I need not 
have wasted my shot as its wing-feathers proved on inspection t« 
be quite undeveloped. It had evidently left its nest prematurely, 
and was calling loudly for its parents, or I should never have 
discovered it. 
234.—Cinnyris asiatica, Zath.—Native name— 
Shukur-khora. 
The Purple Honey-Sucker is exceedingly common, and is the 
only Honey-sucker found inthe Division. The males of this 
species moult, I think, very irregularly, some retaining their 
purple plumage throughout the cold weather, while as late as 
May others may be seen in their garb of brown, 
C. asiatica breeds generally in May and June, making its 
nest usually on some tow shrub in gardens and groves. The 
nest is suspended toa twig, is oval with the entrance hole, some- 
times protected by a slightly projecting roof or awning, on one 
side near the top. It usually lays two eggs of a greyish white 
color, spotted dusky, the spots forming in some a distinctly 
marked zone round the thick end of the egg. 
Average measurement of 6 eggs ... *62 by °43 inches. 
Measurement of largest egg one (OO) sath ie aay 
Measurement of smallestegg ...°58 ,, ‘42 ,, 
240.—Piprisoma agile, Tick. 
The Thick-billed Flowerpecker is a permanent resident. 
I have usually seen it in smail parties hopping about the tops 
of mangoe trees, evidently looking for insects and their larve. 
I have not, however, as yet found its nest. 
250.—Sitta castaneiventris, Prank. 
30¢h September, Male.—Length, 5°31; expanse, 9°06; wing, 
2°95; tail, 1°66; tarsus, °61; bill, from gape, °76; weight, 
D0 oz. 
The Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch is a common and permanent 
resident. After tne breeding season it is usually seen, in almost 
every mangoe grove and about gardens, in small parties ; at 
other times, generally in pairs. It feeds om insects and their 
