1872.] F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birds inhabiting Kachh. 217 



were repairing it. There certainly were other apparently finished nests 

 with eggs in them, then bases were rather flat, irregular and the entrances 

 were lateral ; these looked to me as nests repaired by Mimics. I found from 

 6 to 12 eggs in one of them ; more than one pah* appeared to lay in the 

 same nest, or rather the birds did not seem to be very particular in which nest 

 they lay ; they appear to be very communistic in this respect. The eggs 

 are white, varying in shape from elongately oval to almost globular. The 

 former is the prevalent type, averaging in size about 16 by 12 (changing to 

 11 and 13) m.m. • one of the extreme forms of the globular type measures 

 19 by 17 m.m. 



706. Passer rroicus. Very common. 



I have seen the wing of this species in India vary from 2 '75 to 3 '25 

 inch. I wonder, if really good series of the European and the Asiatic spar- 

 rows were made, whether it would be possible to define in words the dis- 

 tinction between indicus and domesticus ; I doubt it. 



711. Feingilla (G-tmjstoris) plavicollis. Common. 



The bill of this species certainly more resembles Fringilla than JPassej', 

 and so does the habit, the call, and the general tone of plumage of the bird. 



7l4iiis. Feen t gillaeia* steiolata. 

 Cornp. Hume in Ibis, 1870, vi, p. 399. 



Local and usually seen in pah s, between low bushes on slightly elevated 

 or hilly ground. 



$ wing 3'1 • tail 2'35 • tarsus 063 ; bill at front G"36 inch. 



-"- 11 " 5 ?> ■" "-> 5 11 JJ 5 11 11 n ii ii ' 



This bird was only lately added to the Indian fauna by Mr. Hume. 

 Kachh specimens perfectly agree with Mr. Hume's account. 



716. CiTEES"EiLAf (G-lycyspika) Htjttoni. Very common. 



Males have the head lighter ashy than females ; and in both sexes the 

 feathers on top of it are slightly darkened along the middle line. The males 

 are also more rufous below, having a broad patch of that colour on the breast. 

 A dark streak from the base of the lower mandible on each side is well marked 

 in both sexes, and the pale mandibular streak has a slight yellowish rufescent 

 tinge. I cannot help doubting the specific distinctness of this bird from 

 liortidana, as far as I remember the European bird. The note of both is 

 exactly the same. 



756. MlEAEEA EEYTHEOPTEEA. Not Common. 



I shot once a specimen sitting on a bush about 5 feet high, and pouring 

 forth a rather pleasing song. 



* The species of this genus are almost entirely African, the present species 

 appears to be the most eastern straggler. 



f The generic name Emberiza has been restricted for the type E. nivalis, L., 

 therefore nearly all Indian Emberizinw are referable to Citriuella. 



