1872.] F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birds inhabiting Kaclih. 2 17 
were repairing it. There certainly were other apparently finished nests 
with eggs in them, their bases were rather flat, irregular and the entrances 
were lateral ; these looked to me as nests repaired by Munice. I found from 
6 to 12 eggs in one of them ; more than one pair appeared to lay in the 
same nest, or rather the birds did not seem to he very particular in which nest 
they lay ; they appear to he very communistic in this respect. The eggs 
are white, varying in shape from elongately oval to almost globular. The 
former is the prevalent type, averaging in size about 16 by 12 (changing to 
11 and 13) m.m. ; one of the extreme forms of the globular type measures 
19 by 17 m.m. 
706. Passes indices. Very common. 
I have seen the wing of this species in India vary from 2 -75 to 3 '25 
inch. I wonder, if really good series of the European and the Asiatic spar- 
rows were made, whether it would be possible to define in words the dis- 
tinction between indicus and domesticus ; I doubt it. 
711. Feingidla (Gymnoets) flavicollis. Common. 
The bill of this species certainly more resembles Fringilla than Passer, 
and so does the habit, the call, and the general tone of plumage of the bird. 
71 ibis. Fhi no r i, lari a* stbiolata. 
Comp, Hunio in Ibis, 1870, vi, p. 399. 
Local and usually seen in pairs, between low bushes on slightly elevated 
or hilly ground. 
$ wing 3‘1 ; tail 2'35 ; tarsus 063 ; bill at front 036 inch. 
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This bird was only lately added to the Indian fauna by Mr. Hume. 
Kachh specimens perfectly agree with Mr. Hume’s account. 
716. ClTIUNELLAf (Gl/YCYSPINA.) Huttont. Very common. 
Males have the head lighter ashy than females ; and in both sexes the 
feathers on top of it arc slightly darkened along the middle line. The males 
are also more rufous below, having a broad patch of that colour on the breast. 
A dark streak from the base of the lower mandible on each side is well marked 
in both sexes, and the pale mandibular streak has a slight yellowish rufescent 
tinge. I cannot help doubting the specific distinctness of this bird from 
hortulana, as far as I remember the European bird. The note of both is 
exactly the same. 
756. Mibafea erytiieopteba. Not common. 
I shot once a specimen sitting on a bush about 5 feet high, and pouring 
forth a rather pleasing song. 
* The species of this genus are almost entirely African, the present species 
appears to be the most eastern straggler. 
t Tho generic name Emberiza has been restricted for the typo E. nivalis, L., 
therefore nearly all Indian Emberizince are referable to Citrinella. 
