DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS IN THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM. 



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In places where the grey bird is abundant, as at Colombo and along 

 the west coast generally, this bird frequents rather inland districts, 

 being invariably* found about native villages and detached cottages 

 in the woods. 



102. Cjss a orn ata, Wagler .—The Ceylon Jay. Cissapuella, 

 Blytli. — Layard, Annals Natural History, 1854, page 213; 

 K eiaart, Prodromus Faunae Zeylanica, page 124, 



Throughout the Central Province and Morowak and Kukulu Korale 

 hills. It affects the upper forests in the north-east monsoon, 

 coming down in the other season much lower. I have found it on 

 the Gindurah, in the interior part of the Hmidura Pattu, perhaps 

 under 1,500 feet. It is very numerous in parts of the Rakwana 

 districts and towards the Sinha Raja forest at all seasons. 



103. Eulabes Religiosa, Linn. — The Hill Myna, " Sela- 

 leniya," Sink. ; Gracnla Religiosa, Linn. — Layard, Annals 

 Natural History, 1854, page 216 ; Kelaart, Prodromus Fauna? 

 Zeylanica, page 126. 



Western and Southern Provinces and lower parts of mountain 

 zone; commences at some little distance from the sea in the south- 

 west, and occurs up the valley of the Gindurah in abundance, and 

 in all the subsidiary hill forests up to about 1,700 feet in the 

 Morowak Korale and Hinidum Pattu. It is found about Negombo, 

 in the Western Province. Compared with other Indian species 

 inhabiting the Island, its distribution is very local. 



104. Ploceus Baya, Bh/th. — The common Weaver Bird, 

 the "Bay a." Tatteh Kurulla, Sink. Ploceus Philippines* 

 Linn. — Layard, Annals Natural History, 1854, volume 13, page 

 257.— -P. Bengalensis, Linn.\ Kelaart, Prodromus Faunae Zeyla- 

 nica, page 1 26. 



Western, Northern and Southern Provinces. Numerous in the north- 

 west, in the Mannar district, breeding there, according to Holds- 

 worth, in December; frequents the Western Province about Kotte 

 and other localities not far distant from Colombo, breeding there 

 in May and June ; abundant in the south-west, breeding in all 

 parts of that district from Ambalangoda to Matara, from May until 

 August; the same in the north-east, breeding about Trincomalee 

 in the north-east monsoon from October till December. 



105. Muni A undulata, L,ath.— The spotted Muni a, Ama- 

 dina undulata, .Lath. — Layard, Annals Natural History, 1854, 

 page 258 ; Kelaart, Prodromus Faunae Zeylanica, page 1 25. 



Entire low-country, North and South, and Central Provinces, and 

 southern hills up to 3,000 feet, at which elevation I have observed 



