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521. Oriolus melanocephalus, Linn. 

 This is the common oriole of the district, a permanent resident, and 

 breeding from March to May both below and above the Ghats. 



523. EULABES BELIGIOSA, Lillll. 



A permanent resident in all the forests in Kanara, but not very 

 common below the Ghats. It is especially common in the north of 

 Sirsi, and in Yellapur. It breeds generally in holes in silk cotton and 

 "baini" palm trees at a considerable height from tlie ground, in 

 March, April and May, but I have found nests in holes in com- 

 paratively small cocoa-nut trees. 



528. Pastor rosetjs, Linn. 

 A cold weather visitor both above and below the Ghats, but only 

 seen occasionally, and then in comparatively small flocks. 

 537. Sturnia bltthii, Jerd. 

 In the cold weather common along the coast, and pretty well over 

 the district. In the hot weather very common in the central and. 

 southern parts of the above-Ghat portion in deciduous forest, where it 

 breeds in April. All the nests I have found were in the tops of 

 pollarded trees in small ragged holes, and the three or four eggs they 

 contained, were practically indistinguishable from those of T. pagodarum. 

 544. Temenuchus pagodarum, Gin. 

 Common in the east of the district, and also noticed in the cold 

 weather in the Bhutkul petta ; breeds in April. 



549. Acridothekes tristis, Linn. 

 Common all over the district, breeding in March, April, and May. 



552. 2Ethiopsar fusous, Wagler. 

 Equally common with the last everywhere, breeding at the same 

 season. Both are permanent residents. 



561. Siphia parva, Bechst. 

 A rather scarce winter migrant, but noticed occasionally from 

 November to the end of March at various places both above and below 



the Ghats. 



573. Cyornis pallidipes, Jerd. 

 A resident species, but by no means common. It is however gener- 

 ally distributed in all the moist forests both above and below Ghats. 

 I have never been fortunate enough to obtain authenticated eggs of 

 this bird, though I have seen its nest building once at Nilkund. At 



