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Catalogue of Ceylon Birds. 

 FAM: LANIIDJE. 



a. L ANIEK/E . 



Lanius superciliosus, Linn. 



Lanius erythronotus, Vigors. Grey-backed Shrike 



Tephrodornis affinis, Blyth. Butcher-bird. 



SUB-ORDER IV. CONIROSTRES. 

 FAM: CORVIDiE. 



a. GAERULIN^E. 



Cissa puella, Blyth. 8f Layard. The mountain Jay. 



b. CORVINE. 



Corvus splendens, Vieill. The Indian hooded Crow 



Corvus culminatus, Sykes. The common carrion Crow. 



FAM: STURNID2E. 



a. GRACULINiE. 



Gracula religiosa, Linn. The Brahmin Maynah. 



Gracula ptilogenys, Blyth. Dr. Templeton's Maynah. 



b. sturniNjE. 



Pastor roseus, Linn. The rose-coloured Starling. 



Hetserornis pagodarum, Grnel.f The pagoda Starling. 

 Hetserornis Malabarica, Grnel.f The Malabar Starling. 

 Hetserornis cristatella, Linn. The sub-crested Maynah. 



Acridotheres tristis, Linn. Paradise Grakle, Maynah. 



FAM: FRINGILLIDiE. 

 a. plocein^. 



Ploceus Bengalensis, Linn. The Indian Weaverbird. 



Ploceus Philippensis, Linn. The Phillippine Weaverbird. 



Ploceus Manyar, Horsf. 



b. FRING1LLIIOE. 



Amadina undulata, Lath. The reddish Indian Finch. 



Amadina Malabarica, Linn. The Malabar Finch. 



Amadina Malacca, Linn. The Malacca Finch. 

 Amadina rubronigra, Hodgs. 



Amadina striatus ? Linn. The striated Finch. 



Amadina pectoralis? Jerdon. The Newera-Ellia Finch. 



Passer Indicus, Jard. SfSelby. The Indian Sparrow. 



C EMBERI ZIK33. 



Emberiza? Scop. Bunting. 



