SEPTEMBER 



In this month the water-birds form the bulk of the breeders, and 

 •with them the season practically ends in upper India. Most of the 

 wren warblers and the rufous grass warbler and pin-tailed munias too 

 are breeding everywhere- in the plains, and a few stragglers of other 

 families and genera. 



In the Himalayas, eggs of the streaked laughing thrush have 

 been taken, but no others are recorded, and the season may be looked on 

 as practically over. 



In the Punjab, eggs of the common sandgrouse, the grey partridge, 

 and probably also those of the likh florikin may be taken. The pelican 

 ibis too begins to lay in the eastern part of the province. 



In the North-West Provinces, eggs of the common coucal, the 

 yellow-eyed babbler, the grass babbler, the common bulbul, all the 

 wren warblers and weaver birds, the red-winged bush lark, common 

 sandgrouse, the peafowl, painted snipe, black-necked and white-necked 

 storks, purple herons, chestnut bitterns, spoonbills, king curlew and little 

 grebes, and possibly of several other kinds may be found; but the breed- 

 ing season is now perceptibly on the decline. 



In Bengal, the amethyst-rumped honeysucker, the grass babblers, 

 the black-throated weaver birds, chestnut-bellied munias, bustard, quail, 

 and painted snipe have eggs, while the grass owls begin pairing towards 

 the end of the month. 



In Central India, the common bulbul, the allied wren warbler, 

 the common sandgrouse, the painted partridge, the likh florikin, the 

 painted snipe, the bronze-winged jaoana, and the lesser cormorant are 

 known to have eggs. 



In South India, eggs of the tiny honeysucker, the white-browed 

 bush bulbul, the ashy wren warbler, the common wren warbler, the 

 pin-tailed munia, the Malabar-crested lark, the turtle and ring doves, 

 the red-billed bush quail, the rain quail, the likh florikin have been taken, 

 and probably many other kinds lay. Towards the end of the month the 

 white-headed babbler, the jungle babbler, Adams's wren warbler, and the 

 grey jungle fowl commence to pair and build. 



