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From the foregoing, it follows that the bulk of the passerine 

 birds are to be met with in the foot hills (ii) and the forest growth 

 may be described as mainly of the deciduous type, fairly open, 

 and without much undergrowth. The streams, however, many of 

 which are perennial, are frequently fringed with dense evergreen 

 jungle including palms and canes and the foot hills thus afford a 

 very considerable variety of forest eminently suited to the 

 requirements of passerine and raptorial birds. Further, as there 

 is a good deal of paddy cultivation lying between the lower spurs, 

 there is an additional attraction for such birds as find their food 

 amongst the standing grain and stubbles. In conclusion, I must 

 apologise for the meagreness of my list ; and in extenuation would 

 plead guilty to being an oologist rather than an ornithologist ; this, 

 added to the extreme difficulty of transporting specimens, accounts 

 for my hav^ing undoubtedly passed over large numbers of the 

 smaller passeres, especially warblers, though so far as possible, 

 I made a point of shooting any small bird with which 1 was 

 unacquainted. 



The numbers used are from the " Fauna of British India." 



ORDER PASSERES. 



Family CoRviDiE. 



4. CoRVus MACRORHYNCHUs. — ^The Jungle Crow. 



Common on sea coast and in foot hills ; frequently found feeding on 

 garbage on the beach. I found two nests on 27th March 1909, each with 

 three young, nearly fully fledged. 



7. CoRVUS SPLENDENS. — The Indian House Crow. 



The only house crow found at Akyab and to the north ; to the south it 

 extends as far as Kyaukpyu (some 60 miles south of Akyab), where it is 

 found in company with C. inaolens. 



South of Kyaukpyu I failed to meet with it. It is of interest to note 

 that it commences breeding at the end of February, and nests with eggs 

 are numerous by the first week in March. It is much victimised by the 

 Koel, of whom more anon. On 2nd March 1909, I obtained two very 

 abnormal pale blue eggs, with a few large blotches, rather recalling the 

 eggs of the talking Myna {E. intermedia), but quite rough to the touch, and 



8. CoRVUS INSOLENS. — The Burmese House Crow. 



Found with C. splendens at Kyaukpyu, but not further north. South of 

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