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226. Motacilla eitreola citreoloides (Gould.) [838]. Hodgson's Yellow- 



headed Wagtail. 



Motacilla citreoloides, Oates, F. B. I., Vol. ii. p. 299. 

 Kungagora, 8-4-03, 6, 7-4-03, c? , immature '; 4-5-03' $. Both these 

 two species are most commonly noted in the plains than under the foot 

 hills in North Lakhimpur and are moreover in evidence at the latter 

 localities more frequently on their return migration, very aquatic, imma- 

 ture birds are separated with difficulty from the typical form. 



227. Antlms irivialis maculatus, Jerd. [841]. — The Indian Tree Pipit. 



Anthus maculatus, Oates, F. B. I., Vol. ii., p. 304. 



Occurs in the plains at the cold season. 



Dejoo, 3-10-10*, an influx about this time, single bird first noted 

 30-9-10 and 26-9-08*. In clearance, forest at base of hills. 



Specimens procured at Dejoo, January ; Derpai, March ; Rungagora, 

 April ; 8-4-03, $ ; Beni, Abor-Miri hills, February ; Margherita, February, 

 March. 



228. Anthus richardi ricliardi, Vieill. [845]. — Richard's Pipit. 

 Dejoo, North Lakhimpur, 27-1-08, <S , 3 . 



229. Anthus richardi striolatus, Blyth. [846]. — Blyth's Pipit. 



Anthus striolatus, Oates, F. B. I., Vol. ii., p. 308. 

 Dejoo, 26-9-08*, 28-9-10*, single bird, 25-12-10 ; Dejoo, 6-4-08, large 

 parties in a patch of cleared ground possibly some A. r. rufulus ; Komola- 

 bari, 1-5-03, $ ; Dejoo, 20-7-10*, first occasion noted since last cold season. 



230. Anthus richardi rufulus, Vieill. [847]. — The Indian Pipit. 



Anthus rufulus, Oates, F. B. I., Vol. ii., p. 308. 



Dejoo, December, March, May, July, August, specimens secured these 

 months; Silonibari, July; Rungagora, May. 



Iris brown ; bill horny black excepting upper mandible and tip of lower 

 mandible pale dull yellow ; claws horny. 



231. Anthus roseatus, Blyth. [850]. — Hodgson's Pipit. 



Anthus rosaceus, Oates, F, B. I., Vol. ii., p. 311. 

 Plentiful around Rungagora. One secured 4-5-03 $, occurs also 

 Margherita ; very aquatic. 



232. Alauda gulffula (/ulffula,FTa,nk\., [861]. — The Indian Sky-Lark. 

 Dhunsirimukh, south bank. Bramapootra, 15-2-11, (^ . Alauda arvensis 



is recorded for Assam. My data is insufficient to give the distribution of 

 these two species with certainty. It is no uncommon occurrence to hear 

 Sky-Larks gaily singing in some numbers along the vast sandy grass churs 

 of the Bramapootra; Noted particularly at Komolabari in February 1907. 



233. Alauda raytal raytal (Buch. Ham.) [866]. — The Gauges Sand-Lark. 

 Procured on the Subansiri at Hessamara, 9-4-05 c? , and occurs on all the 



large rivers in the plains, at times in parties of a dozen or thereabouts. 



234. Mirafra assamica, Mc. Clell. [870]. — The Bengal Bush-Lark. 

 Resident: Breading during May and June in North Lakhimpur, 



although seldom found even in land that is constantly undergoing cul- 

 tivation. Dejoo, nest containing four fully fledged young, 18-4-08, situated 

 on ground underneath a clod of earth. Specimens secured at Dejoo, March, 

 May, August, juvenis ; Dhunsirimukh, February ; Rungagora, January, 

 August. 



235. JEthopyga seherics seherice (Tickell.) [882].— The Himalayan Yellow- 



backed Sun-bird. 

 Resident : The common Sun-bird in the plains. At the commencement of 

 the breeding season (March) large parties of males at times may be seen 

 disporting together with gay twitterings and engaged in pugnacious bouts 



