THE BIRDS OF NORTH CACHAR. 3 



(348) Anthus striolatus. — Blyth's Pipit. 

 Hume, No. 601 ; Oates, No. 846. 

 Frequently met with during the cold weather, yet not so common 

 as the last. I saw a pair of these birds at Guilang in June, 1893, and 

 shot the female. On dissection she proved to contain an egg almosi 

 ready for laying, and I have no doubt her nest was somewhere near 

 where I shot her, although I could not find it. 



(349) Anthus eufulus. — The Indian Pipit. 

 Hume, No, 600 ; Oates, No. 847. 



Common and resident everywhere. 



(350) Anthus kosaceus. — Hodgson's Pipit. 



Hume, No. 605 ; Oates, No. 850. 

 Fairly common, but more so in the plains than in the hills, where 

 it does not seem to delay for any time when passing through on its 

 way to the Himalayas. 



Family Alaudidce. 



(351) Alauda gulgula. — The Indian Skylark. 



Hume, No. 767 ; Oates., No. 861. 



By no means common in the plains, and I have seen hardly any in 



the hills, meeting with one or two only on the grass-covered hills 



towards the north-west of the district. 



(352) Calendrella dukhunensis. — The Rufous Short-toed Lark, 



Hume, No. 7611; Oates, No. 863. 

 I met with two or three birds of this species some three years ago 

 when staying in the plains. I have never noticed it in the hills 

 portion of the district. 



(353) Mirafra assamica. — The Bengal Bush-Lark„ 

 Hume, No. 754 ; Oates, No. 870. 



Very common, more especially in the plains, but not ascending the 

 hills to any height ; it seems to breed very freely in Cachar. Hume 

 (" Stray Feathers," XI, page 237,) notices their flight being something 

 like that of a quail, and I have often observed this myself ; moreover, 

 it may also be noticed how these little larks, in settling again in the 



