A LIST OF THE BIRDS OF PEGU. 229 
299.-—Crypsirhina varians, Lath. (678 quat.) 
Very abundant throughout Lower Pegu, extending up the 
Sittang valley to Tounghoo, and up the Irrawaddy valley only 
as far as Prome, aléhough on one occasion I saw a specimen 
near Thyetmyo. 
300.—Sturnopastor superciliaris, Bly. (683 bis.) 
Excessively abundant over all parts of the province except 
the hills. 
301.—Acridotheres tristis, Lin. (684.) 
Generally distributed, and common. 
302.—Acridotheres fuscus, Wagl. (686.) 
Found along with the preceding in all parts of the forest 
country. 
303.—Sturnia malabarica, Gm. (688.) 
304.—Sturnia nemoricola, Jerd. (688 dis.) 
Both these species occur together all over the province, except 
perhaps in the northern parts. In Lower Pegu they are 
excessively abundant. I have never any difficulty in separating 
birds of the two species. Ihave already pointed out (S. F., 
VII, p. 48) how the two species are distinguished, and not- 
withstanding that nemoricola has occasionally the first primary 
black, and malabarica has it occasionally white, yet the comdina- 
tion of the characters I gave will always suffice. 
305.—Sturnia sinensis, Gm. (688 ter.) 
This very beautiful species is rare in Peou. I have succeeded 
in procuring only three specimens, all near Kyeikpadein, where, 
on the occasions I met with the bird, it occurred in small 
flocks feeding on the ground and flying right away when fired 
at. Mr. Swinhoe’s surmise that this bird wintered in Pegu 
is erroneous, 
The following is the description of a fine mature male in its 
very best plumage :— 
The head, from the forehead to the crown, the lores, gape, 
yellowish buff, tinged with ferruginous on the eyelids and 
adjacent parts; back and sides of the head, the cheeks, ear-co- 
verts, and the whole back, deep grey ; lower back, rump and 
upper tail-coverts yellowish buff; quills deep black, the ter- 
tiaries and the edges of the outer webs of the secondaries 
glossed with bright steel blue; winglet and primary-coverts 
black; the upper and lower wing-coverts and scapulars white, 
