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703. MuNiA Malaeartca, Lin. 



Specimens were obtained at Kooslitia, in November. 



708. Passer cinnamomeus, Gould. 

 Under Burrail range, Naga Hills ; not often seen. At Sliillong it is 

 commoner. 



L. 5-2", W. 2-63", T. 1-98", t. 0.68, Bf. 0-42". 



710. Passer montanus, Lin. 

 Garo and Kbasi Hills. 



719. Embeeiza eucata, Pallas. 



Tliis bird from bead of tbe Barak valley differs from Jerdon's descrip- 

 tion in colour of legs and feet, wbicb bave no tinge of yellow, being a dull 

 flesb-colour. The outer tail-feather is white on basal end, extending as a 

 diagonal bar through inner to the outer web ; the penultimate is tipped 

 white on inner web. Centre tail-feathers rufous with black centre, and the 

 rump is rufescent with small black streaks. 



L. i^A6, W. 2.9", T. 2-62", t 0-85", Bf. 0-42". 



724. Melophus melanicterus, Gmelin. 



During February and March, this handsome Bunting was very numer- 

 ous in the liigh grass skirting the river Iril, Munipur valley, particularly 

 about Kaibi. 



$ L. 6-5", W. 3-35", T, 2-85", t. 075'^ Bf. 048". 



762. Alaudala eattal, Buch. Hamilton. 



Occurs abundantly on the sandy churs of the Brahmaputraj and I 

 shot it near Gvvalpara, in November. 



L. 5-25", W. 3-35", T. 2-0", t. 0-75", Bf. 0-40^ 



On the same churs, among low bushes, Pratincola leuciira was very 

 common \ Gotyle sinensis and Prinia Jiaviventris were also procured. 



771. Treeon Nipalensis, Hodgson. 



I have compared my specimens with the above from Sumatra and 

 Malacca, and they are identical. It was not uncommon in the Dunsiri 

 forest between Dimapur and Golaghat, and I shot it again on the road to 

 Shillong near Govvhatty. It does not appeiir to range above 1,000 feet. 



S measures L. 10", W. 5-55", T. 3-86', t. 0-S3", Bf. 0-56". 



782. Alsocomus puniceus, Tickell. 

 This beautiful Wood-pigeon was shot at the hot springs of the Namba 

 on the Dunsiri river in April. These springs are saline and attract enormous 

 numbers of Carj^oj^liagce (insignis and sylvatica) to their waters to drink j 



