Indian Birds 
81. Gymnorhis flavicollis: The Yellow- 
throated Sparrow. (F. 775), (J. 711), (I) 
A near relative of the common house 
sparrow. In appearance it is like a particu- 
larly tidy and slenderly built hen sparrow. 
It may be readily distinguished by its having 
a pale yellow patch on the throat, bright in the 
cock and dull in the hen. 
This species frequents gardens, but is far 
less familiar in its behaviour than Passer 
domesticus. It nests in holes, usually in trees. - 
Not found so far east as Calcutta. In the 
Punjab it is a summer visitor, whither it 
repairs for breeding purposes. 
82. Passer domesticus: The Common Spar- 
row or House Sparrow. (F. 776), (J. 706), (I.) 
Description of this familiar and ubiquitous 
bird is quite superfluous. I give it merely for 
the sake of completeness. 
Cock: Top of head and lower back ashy 
grey, throat black, cheeks and sides of neck 
pure white, streak over the eye and upper back 
chestnut, wings and tail brown, the former with 
a white bar ; lower plumage dirty white. 
Hen: A dull brown bird with dirty white 
under parts; reddish-white eyebrow and 
white wing bar. 
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