THE BIRDS OF NORTH KANARA. 655 



31 . Parus ateiceps, Horsf . 



All tits are rare in Kanara, and I have never seen this species 

 either in the coast or in the thick forest. The few I have seen have 

 been confined to the very North-east of the district on the borders 

 of Dharwar. It is there no doubt a permanent resident. 

 43. Maculolophus haplonotus, BJyth. 



This tit is more common than the last, but is still a rare bird. I 

 have occasionally noticed it in all the forest parts above the Ghats 

 where no doubt it is a permanent resident. I have never seen it on 

 the coast, or even in the forests below the crest of the Ghats. 

 75. Garulax dblesserti, Jerd. 



A rare bird in Kanara. I have only found it in the extreme 

 North-west portion of the district along the Goa frontier from Castle 

 Hock to Anshi, where it goes about in large flocks. While beatino- for 

 a tiger at Anshi, I obtained a nest in the latter portion of May. It 

 was in a low bush in thick jungle, and was an ordinary small babbler's 

 nest, composed of rough creepers and roots, with a couple of skeleton 

 leaves in the foundation. It contained a single partially incubated 

 egg ; this was pure white and glossy, and a very broad oval. 

 105. Argya catjdata, Dumeril. 



A very rare bird in Kanara. I obtained a single pair at Murdesh- 

 war in the extreme South portion of the coast in Januarv 1890. I 

 never came across the bird again in the district. 

 108. Argya stjbrufa, Jerd. 



Fairly distributed both above and below the Ghats in all the forests 

 except the extreme east of the district. They go about in small 

 flocks, and their shrill cry is quite different from any of the other 

 babblers. I have obtained their nests in April or May and also durino- 

 the rains. They are very deep cups, formed of rough grass and roots 

 and are generally placed near the tops of saplings some eight or nine 

 feet from the ground. The eggs are large for the size of the bird 

 being hardly less than those of C. canorus. 



110. Crateropus canorus, Linn. 



This babbler is common among the forests above Ghats, and is 

 found probably also below the ridge, but all the specimens of babblers 

 I have from below the Ghats belong to the next two species, so I 

 cannot be sure. It breeds abundantly in March, April and May. 



