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Zusterops annulosus, Swains. Layard, Annals Natural History, 

 1853, page 267, 



One of our late additions by Mr. Holds worth, and confounded hither- 

 to with Z. Annulosus, Sivainson (an African species), as well as 

 with the subject of the forgoing note by Layard, loc. cit. In- 

 habits the hills from Nuwara Eliya, down to an altitude of about 

 2,000 feet in the Southern Province; abundant in the higher 

 forests of the Knuckles, Upper Pinibuia, and Fussellawa, as well 

 as in the high mountain jungle round Nuwara Eliya. in the 

 Southern Province it inhabits ail the high parts of the Morowak 

 K 6 rale, and is very abundant in the great Sinha Raja forest 

 and other similar localities in the Eukulu K 6 rale and Hinidum 

 Pattu; occurs sparingly on the highest parts of the Udugama 

 and Opata hills (2,000 feet.) 



99. Parus CINERETJS, VieiiL— The Indian Titmouse, "Coffee 

 bird" of Planters. — Layard, Annals Natural History, vol. xii, 

 1853, page 267. 



Distributed throughout the hills of both the Central and Southern 

 Provinces, affecting much coffee bushes in the plantations. Not 

 resident much below 2,000 feet, and scarcer above that altitude 

 in the Morowak Korale than in the central zone. Descends to 

 the low-country at times in the North-East monsoon, occurring 

 rarely along the west coast, at Colombo, Panadure, Kalutara, 

 and Ambalangoda. 



100. Coitvus Splendens, Vie ill — The Grey Crow* Karavy- 

 kakka, Sink. — Layard, Annals Natural History, volume 13, 1854, 

 page 2 14, 



Abundant in the low-country of the north, north-west, and north- 

 east, likewise at Colombo, and all down the west coast as far 

 as Bentota, where, according to my experience and that of 

 Mr. Neville (J., R A. S. Ceylon, 1870-71, page 33) it suddenly 

 ceases, and is replaced entirely on the south-west by the next 

 species, Corvus LevaillantL At Hambantota I believe it occurs 

 now and then, but the prevalent species at that place is the same 

 as at G-alle. 



101. Corvus Levaillanti, Lessen, — The Carrier Crow. 

 Goyagamma-kakka, Sink. Corvus Culminatus, Sgkes. — Layard, 

 Annals Natural History, 1854, page 213 ; Kelaart, Prodromus 

 Faunae Zeylanica, page 124. 



Distributed throughout the low-country and occurring in the 

 hills up to 5,500 feet, at which altitude it is scarce. < 'otn- 

 mon in the north and west, and very abundant in the extreme 

 south, where it takes the place, as a citizen, of the last species. 



