. Birds. Birds. Fig. 46.—Tail of M, mahcca. Fig. 47.—Head of M. malacca. 725. SCunia malacca. The Black-headed Munia. Loxia malacca, Linn. 8yst. Nat. i, p. 302 (1766). Munia malacca {Linn.), Myth, Cat. p. 116; Horsf. Sr M. Cat. ii, p. 507; Jerd. B. L ii, p. 352; Hume, N. 8f E. p. 448; Legge, Birds Cegl. p. 652; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xiii, p. 330; Oates, in Bumds N. f K 2nd ed. ii, p. 126. Amadina malacca (Ldnn.), Hume, Cat. no. 697; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 362. NakaPnor, Hind.; Nalla jinawayi, Tel.; W^hurulla, Ceyl.; Tinna kuruvi, Tarn. Coloration. The whole head, neck, and upper breast, the middle
. Birds. Birds. Fig. 46.—Tail of M, mahcca. Fig. 47.—Head of M. malacca. 725. SCunia malacca. The Black-headed Munia. Loxia malacca, Linn. 8yst. Nat. i, p. 302 (1766). Munia malacca {Linn.), Myth, Cat. p. 116; Horsf. Sr M. Cat. ii, p. 507; Jerd. B. L ii, p. 352; Hume, N. 8f E. p. 448; Legge, Birds Cegl. p. 652; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xiii, p. 330; Oates, in Bumds N. f K 2nd ed. ii, p. 126. Amadina malacca (Ldnn.), Hume, Cat. no. 697; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 362. NakaPnor, Hind.; Nalla jinawayi, Tel.; W^hurulla, Ceyl.; Tinna kuruvi, Tarn. Coloration. The whole head, neck, and upper breast, the middle of the abdomen, vent, thighs, and under tailrcoverts deep black ; remainder of lower plumage white; back, upper rump, scapulars, and the whole of the wings chestnut; lower rump and upper tail- coverts glistening maroon; tail duU chestnut, edged with glistening maroon. • The young bird has the whole upper plumage, wings, and tail rufous-brown; the whole lower plumage pale buff. BUI pale lavender; legs and feet leaden blue; iris dark brown {Butler). Length about 5; tail 1'6 ; wing 2*2 ; tarsus "6; bill from gape •45. Distribution. Ceylon and the southern half of India up to about the latitude of Bhanddra and Eaipur in the Central Provinces. * MuHiA oEYzivoBA (Linn.). The Java Sparrow has been introduced into parts of India and is now to be met with in the wild state in Madras and, according to Blyth, in Tenasaerim. I do not, however, propose to include it in my list. The following is a descrip- tion of the bird. The sexes are alike:— Cheeks and ear-coverts white; obin, throat, a line bordering the ear-coverts, the forehead, and the whole top of the head black ; neck, breast, upper abdomen, hack, scapulars, and wings bluish grey; rump, upper tail-coverte, and tail black; abdomen, sides, thighs, and vent vinous, paler down the middle; under tail- poverts white,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhance
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