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CATALOGUE. 
Bonap.j O. G. Av. p. 442. La^ard, Ann. Nat. Hist. 
XIII. 2nd ser. p. 257. Tytler, Ann. Nat. Hist. 
2nd ser. p. 368. Burgess, P. Z. S. (1852),^. 88. 
Fhilipp, MS. p. 100. 
Fringilla bengalensis, apud Sundevall, Phi/s. SdllsJc. 
Tidskrift, p. . Ann. Nat. Hist. (1846),^. 260. 
Bata, Hind., Hodgs. F. (JB.) Hamilton. Jerdon. Blyth. 
CnrnDOEA et Tal Babie, Blyth. 
Bawi, Bengal, F. (B.) Hamilton. Stmdevall. 
TsA-BO-TOTJifG, Arracan, Blyth. 
ToKANAM CoOEOOYT (i. 6. Basket-maker Bird), Mai. 
Bayard. 
Tatteh Cooeoola, Cingalese, Layard. 
A. B. c. d. ^ $ . Dukhun. Presented by Colonel Sykes. 
e. S. India (ex Jerdon). Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 
f' S ? • Barrackpore. Presented by Captain R. 
Tytler. 
h. i. j. h. $ ^. {PI. atrigula et passerina, Hodgs.) 
Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 
/. Drawing of birds, nests, and eggs. From Dr. F. (B.) 
Hamilton's Collection. 
% m. n. 0. $ ? . Tenasserim. From Heifer's Collection. 
\ p. q. r. s. ^ ? . Malacca and Pinang. Presented by 
Dr. Cantor (1854). 
" The ' Bayas ' are very common about Calcutta after April, when 
they begin to build their nests : before April they were not observed. 
The nests are skilfully suspended under the enormous leaves of the 
common palm-tree {Borassus flabelliformis) . Some are of compact 
coarse hay, and have the appearance of a purse, being 13 to 14 inches 
long, and 7 broad in the lower part, growing smaller upwards to 
the breadth of 2 inches, and externally smooth ; but they are in a 
great part solid, so that only the lowest extremity has a small sphe- 
rical cavity of 5 inches diameter, with a pendant cylindrical at the 
side. The nest is built from above ; so that the cavity is made the 
last. When it is half-made, so that the bottom is wanting, a trans- 
verse wall is made ; and the structure has consequently two holes in 
the lower part, one for the nest, the other for the entrance : these 
are afterwards completed, each by themselves. The males were 
