462 A TENTATIVE LIST OF THE BIRDS 
678.—Drendrocitta leucogastra, Gould. 
Rare. ‘The only specimen that I procured was one shot by 
a friend and sent to me. 
684.—Acridotheres tristis, Lin. 
Very abundant everywhere. The specimen I shot for my 
collection had a fully formed egg within; only the shell was 
soft, and I suppose when handling the bird I must have bruised 
the egg in some way, for the following morning, when I 
skinned the bird, I found the egg twisted into a most curious 
shape. 
686.—Acridotheres fuscus, Wag/. 
Very common everywhere. Breeding in April and May. 
687.—Sturnia pagodarum, Gm. 
Plentiful, not so common as the former species. Breeding 
in April and May. 
688.—Sturnia malabarica, Gm. 
Plentiful ; especially so in the hill tracts. 
689.—Sturnia blythi, Jerd. 
Rare in the plains. None at all in the higher elevations. 
690.—Pastor roseus, Zin. 
Plentiful in the plains, feeding in flocks, sometimes hundreds 
together. Very rare in the hill tracts. 
692.—Eulabes religiosa, Lin. 
Common up in the wooded portions of the district. Breed- 
ing in April and May, 
694.—Ploceus philippinus, Lin. 
In November, 1882, a flock visited us and commenced to 
build on bamboo clumps overhanging paddy land and swamps. 
In a very short time there were some twenty half-completed 
nests. They went no further than that, and in February 
following they left, without a single pair laying, so I was 
disappointed and did not get any eggs. 
697.—Amadina malacca, Lin, 
Plentiful everywhere. ‘To be seen in batches of 10 to 50 
in number, 
