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curiosity, has hopped up, with its lively little "chuck, clinck," 

 to the nearest branch, and, after running along it for an instant, has 

 again commenced feeding within a few yards of the murderous 

 weapon lying across my arm. I never could find it in my heart to 

 shoot more than two specimens of it. 



94. Budytes viridis, Gmelin — The Indian Field Wagtail. 

 Budytes viridis, Scop. Layard, Annals Natural History, 1853, 

 volume 12, page 268. 



Migratory, as the others of its family; common in all open grass 

 lands in the Northern, Western and Southern Provinces; frequents 

 newly-ploughed paddy fields, at times, in great numbers, and is 

 especially noticeable on the esplanades of Galle, Colombo, and 

 Trincomalee. 



Note. — These birds remained very late this year, occurring at 

 Galle as late as the 6th May. 



95. Corydalla Eichardi, VieilL — Bichard's Pipit. An- 

 thus Richardi, Ttmm* — Layard, Annals Natural History, 1853, 

 page 268. 



A winter migrant to the Northern, Western, and Souther Provinces, 

 arriving in September, and departing as late as the first week in 

 May; common on all such open lands as those cited for the last 

 named species ; not so numerous in the Southern as in the 

 Western Province and north-eastern districts. Found plentifully 

 in the Jaffna peninsula. 



96. Corydalla Rueul^, VieilL— The common Indian Pipit. 

 Layard, Annals Natural History, 1853, page 288. 



Abundant all over the Island, to an elevation from the sea coast; 

 frequents plains and patanas in the Central Province, and open 

 grass lands, paddy fields, &c, in the low-country. It appears to 

 be nowhere as plentiful in the south-west as in the north-east 

 monsoon. 



97. Zosterops Palpebrosus, Tern in. — The common White- 

 eye ; te Tit" of Europeans. The Zosterops. 



Widely distributed over the whole Island, and found in the hills of 

 the Central Province up to 3,400 feet, at which elevation it is com- 

 mon in the Pussellawa district. Abundant at times in the trees 

 in the Colombo and Galle forte, and found in both open groves 

 and jungle where there are large trees. 



98. Zosterops Ceylonesis, Holdsworth. — The Ceylon 

 White-eye. Ceylon Zosterops ; vide Holdsworth, Catalogue 

 Ceylon Birds, P. Z. S., 1872, No. 181, (Plate xi, Fig. 2.) 



