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Fairly common. 



Passer domesticus (776). — The House Sparrow. 

 Emberiza aureola (797). — The Yellow-breasted Bunting. 

 A specimen was obtained by Mr. Hope Simpson near Lachmipur on 

 16th January 1911. 



Melophus melanicterus (803). — The Crested Bunting. 

 Not at all a common bird. Shot 2nd February 1910. 



HiRUNDINIDiE. 



Cotile riparia (808). — The Sand-Martin. 



Mr. Hope Simpson found this bird common in December 1911 on Bakhira 

 Tal and again in November 1912 on Chatai Tal, though Gates describes it 

 as rare in India. 



Cotile sinensis (809). — The Indian Sand-Martin. 



Fairly common. 



Hirundo rustica (813). — The Swallow. 



Shot 28th January 1911. 



Hirundo nepalensis (822). — Hodgson's Striated Swallow. 



Shot in November 1912 at Karmipatti where Mr. Hope Simpson found it 

 not uncommon. 



Hirundo erythropygia (823). — Sykes's Striated Swallow. 



Not very com.mon. 



MOTACILLID^. 



Motacilla alha (826).— The White Wagtail. 

 Very common during the winter months. 

 Motacilla leucopsis (827). — The White-faced Wagtail. 

 Shot 30th January 1910. 



Motacilla personata (829). — The Masked Wagtail. 

 Common during the winter months. 



■Motacilla maderaspatensis (831). — The Large Pied Wagtail. 

 Shot 17th June 1911. 



Motacilla melanope (832). — The Grey Wagtail. 

 Motacilla borealis (833). — The Grey-headed Wagtail. 

 Motacilla beema (835). — The Indian Blue-headed Wagtail. 

 Motacilla citreola (837). — The Yellow-headed Wagtail. 

 Anthus trivialis (840). — The Tree-Pipit. 



A specimen was obtained by Mr. Hope Simpson on 29th January 1910 

 on the Nepal border. 



Anthus maculatus (841). — The Indian Tree-Pipit. 

 A fairly common winter visitor. 

 Anthus rufulus (847). — The Indian Pipit. 

 Fairly common. 



Alaudid^. 



Melanocorypha bimaculata (859). — The Eastern Calandra Lark. 

 Shot 30th January 1910. 



Alauda gulgula (861). — The Indian Sky-Lark. 

 Alaudula ray tal (866). — The Ganges Sand-Lark. 

 Fairly common on the banks of the Gandak. 

 Mirafra assa^rJca (870). — The Bengal Bush-Lark. 



This is a fairly common bird in suitable localities, such as railway 

 embankments. Eggs taken 1st July 1910. 



Mirafra erijthroptera (871). — The Red-winged Bush-Lark. 

 Galerita cristata (874). — The Crested-Lark. 



