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single young one. On the 22nd August 1897, I took a nest containing two 

 slightly incubated eggs af normal size and one, very small one, which was 

 yolkless. 



(79) U. PUNcruLATA. — The Spotted Munia, 

 Oates, No. 735 ; Hume, No. 699. 

 Very common. Breeds in March and from July to December. The earliest 

 nest was found on the 18th March and latest on the 15th December, Most 

 were situated on babool anil kheir trees {A. arabica and A. catechu), several 

 were on Palmyra palms (B. flahelliformis) and a very few on mango (J/. incUca) 

 and jack trees (4, integrifolia). Those on mango trees were about 15 feet 

 from the ground, but those on palms were very high up. Seven is the maxi- 

 mum of eggs I have even found in any nest. 



(80) Spor-eginthus amandava.— The Indian Bed Munia, 

 Oates, No. 738 ; Hume, No. 704. 

 This species is rarer than any of the other munias. I have seen a few in 

 May, but most are seen in July and August. It breeds during July, August 

 and October. I have no nests taken in September. The earliest nest was 

 taken on the 23rd of July and the latest on the 9th of October. I have never 

 found over seven eggs in any nest, the smallest number of incubated ones was 

 three. I have taken two very highly incubated and two fresh eggs from the same 

 nest. In August 1897 1 saw several large flocks in the millet fields near Jainaga, 

 one nest taken during that month was in sugarcane, but all the others were in 

 grass, the stems of which were incorporated with the nest. The native name 

 is lal. 



Subfamily Fringillince. 

 (81) Cakpodacus erytheinus, — The Common Rose Finch. 

 Oates, No. 761 ; Hume, No. 738. 

 This is a rare visitant to the district. I have only come across four or five 

 during my three years residence in the subdivision, they were single birds 

 seen in February, March and April. 



(82) Gymnorhis flavicollis. — The Yellow-throated Sparrow. 



Oates, No. 775 ; Hume, No. 711. 



5'locks are seen from May to October. On the 14th May a nest was being 



made in a hole in a rotten stump of a mango tree about 8 feet from the 



ground, it was latterly deserted. In April another nest was found, it was also 



'deserted ; those are the only two I have ever come across. 



f83) Passer domesticds. — The House Sparrow. 

 Oates, No. 776 ; Hume, No. 706. 

 Abundant. It builds most of the year. I have taken no nest however 

 during January, June, July, August, and December, but I may have overlooked 

 them. Six is the greatest number of eggs I have taken from a nest. I have 

 sometimes found a solitary young one. On the 1st April 1898 I took an egg 

 which was pear shaped from a nest at Narhar ; on the 19th March I took 

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