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204. Carpodaous erythrina roseata (Hodgs,) [761]. — The Common Rose 



Finch. 



Carpodacus erythrinus, Gates, F. B. I., Vol. ii.,p. 219. 



Occurs on its return to the hills, remains for very brief intervals, its 

 movements are very erratic, only noted twice on its descent to the plains, 



Dejoo, 28-9-10*, a party of four adjacent to bungalow, their call at- 

 tracted my attention ; Silonibari, 26-9-11"''", I heard this bird's call for 

 two days only, first at early morning and again on the following day at 

 12 p.m. Dejoo, 3-05 S, a single bird shot out of mulberry tree near my 

 bungalow. A party of females observed a week later. Rungagora, 30-3-03, 

 1-4-03, several males secured out of a party which occupied the mul- 

 berry trees, somewhat wild, left the following day. Three males have the 

 crown and throat marked with brilliant rose color. 



Dejoo, 19-4-07, S, several about amongst the plantains around the 

 coolie lines. 



$ Iris brown ; bill and tarsus plumbeous horny brown. 



205. Passer domesticus indicus, Jard. and Selby. [776]. — The Indian House- 



Sparrow. 



Passer domesticus, Gates, F. B. I., Vol. ii, p. 236. 

 Distributed over the whole area in the vicinity of habitations. Both 

 this species and P. montana malaccensis frequently occupy the eaves of the 

 same dwelling as at Rungagora in equal numbers, whilst at Dejoo, 

 P. domesticus indicus, was in the minority. 



206. Passer montana malaccensis, Dubois. [779]. 



Passer montanus, Gates, F. B. I., Vol. ii., p. 240. 

 Similar distribution and habits as P. domesticus indicus. 



207. Passer rutilans cinnamomea (Gould.) [780]. — The Cinnamon Tree- 



Sparrow. 



Passer cinnamomeus, Gates, ¥. B. I., Vol. ii., p. 240. 

 ■ A hill sparrow, descends to the plains in North Lakhimpur during the 

 cold season for a considerable distance as far as Boduti on the Subansiri 

 (Nov. 1906) at all events. First seen at Hessamara in large parties occupy- 

 ing the naked branches of some high trees in ''pothar" land, specimens 

 procured 18-1-05. 



Occurs around Beni, Abor-Miri hills, February 1906. Dejoo, 7-10-07, a 

 party of six or thereabouts in the long grass in the Rajghur, essentially 

 a grass sparrow ; Boduti, 11-11-07"*, in heavy grass land some few miles 

 from Boduti ; Bipuria basti, Boduti, 17-11-10*, in considerable numbers in 

 the grass lands. 



208. Emberiza fucata arcuata, Sharpe. [790]. — The Himalayan Grey- 



headed Bunting. 



Emberiza fucata, Gates, F. B. I., Vol. ii., p. 252. 

 Dejoo; North Lakhimpur, 25-4-04, S, $"• 



This date constitutes the only record. A pair located on an open space 

 of ground, probably on their return to the hills ; heavy rain night previous. 



209. Emberiza pusilla, Pallas. [791]. — The Little Bunting. 



A regular cold season migrant to the foot of the hills in North 

 Lakhimpur first attracted my notice 25-1-08. Very liable to be overlooked 

 or confounded with a pipit owing to its sombre colours and similar habits. 

 Its sharp note more often is a means of identification. 



Silonibari, 19-10-11"*, a single bird; Dejoo, 11-11-10, c?, $,* in the garden 

 amongst the tea bushes. Noted again 9-12-10, and a pair seen 26-12-10, which 

 had been about for some time. Dejoo, 15-1-09, several of these Buntings 

 in the pruned tea in Rajghur first day after rain. The year previous they 

 were found in much the same quarter although they had a preference for 

 the unpruned bushes. 



