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Hume, No. 592 ; Oates, No. 238. 

 Motacilla melanope (Pall.). — The Gray Wagtail. 



107 This Wagtail is very common here. It is the commonest of this, 

 genus. 



Hume, No. 593 ter (part) ; Gates, No. 834. 



Motacilla flava ^Linn.). — The Blue-headed Wagtail. 



108 This Wagtail is also a common winter resident. 



Genus Anthus (Bechst, 1807). 

 Hume, No. 596 ; Oates, No. 841. 

 Anthus maculatus (Hodgs.). — The Indian Tree. Pipit. 



109 Fairly common here during the cold weather, being found in th© 

 bustles where these are fairly well wooded. 



Hume, No. 600 ; Oates, No. 847. 

 Anthus eufulus (Vicill.). — The Indian Pipit. 

 3,10 This Pipit is exceedingly common here, frequenting the ground,, 



especially where it is studded with tufts of long grass. 

 Genus Alauda (Linn. 1766). 

 Hume, No. 767 ; Oates, No. 861. 

 Alauda gulgula (Frankl.). — The Indian Sky Lark. 



111 Very rare here. I have only come across it once or twice.. 



Genus Mirafra (Horsf., 1821). 



Hume, No. 754 ; Oates, No. 870. 

 Mirafra assamica (McClell.). — The Bengal Bush Lark,. 



112 Exceedingly common all over the district, frequenting open lands 

 and grassy patches. They fly very like a quail as noticed hy Hume^ 

 their flight being very short. 



Family Nectariniidce. 



Sub-Family Nectariniince. 



Genus Mtliopyga (Cab., 1850). 



Hume, No. 226 ; Oates, No: 882. 



JEthopyga schema (Tick.). — The Himalayan 



113 Yellow-backed Sun-bird. 



Native . T . 



Name— This Sun-Bird is exceedingly common here during the cola 



a poochee° " weather. It breeds, according to Mr. Baker, in the North Cachar Hills, 



