THE BIRDS OF NORTH KAN ABA. CG9 



not breed in Kanara ; but as I have never been in the eastern portion 

 in the rains, I cannot be certain, and I am told it breeds in the adjoin- 

 ing district of Dharwar. 



601. Hypothymis azurea, Bodd. 



A permanent resident both above and below the Ghats. It gen- 

 erally places its lovely little cup of a nest, adorned with a series of 

 spiders' nests like little roses, in bamboo jungle, but occasionally in the 

 supari gardens on the lime and other fruit trees always planted in 

 their outskirts. It breeds in April and May. 



604. Rhipidura albifrontata, Frankl. 



This bird avoids tracts with a heavy rainfall, and I have only seen 

 it in the cold and hot weather at Halyal, Mundgode and the extreme 

 east of the district. 



607. Rhipidura pectoralis, Jerd. 



This bird is not common anywhere in Kanara, but I have noticed 

 it below the Ghats all along the coast, and also in the east and central 

 part of the above-Ghat portion. It breeds in April and the beginning 

 of May about Halyal. 



608. Pratincola caprata, Linn,, 



This bird appears at Karwar about the first week in October, and 

 is common along the coast till May, but I have never seen it in the 

 rains there. Above Ghats it is common wherever there are fields 

 and cultivation, especially in the eastern portion, where, no doubt, it is a 

 permanent resident. It breeds both above and below the Ghats from 

 February to May. 



610. Pratincola maura, Pall. 



A scarce winter visitant to Kanara ; only notieed on seven 

 or eight occasions. These were between November and February, 

 and were some on the coast and some in the east of the 

 district. 



644. Ruticilla rufiventris, Vieill. 



I saw two specimens of this bird in the extreme north-east of 

 Kanara in February, 1896, It is a mere straggler there. 

 647. Cyanecula suecica, Linn. 



A scarce winter migrant, found in reedy places among the rice 

 fields both in the east of the district and on the coast. On one occasion 

 I saw one near the top of the Ghats, 



