22. _Temenuchus pagodarum_. The Brahmany myna. Head and recumbent crest black. Wings black and grey. Tail brown with a white tip. Remainder of plumage rich buff. Beak blue with yellow tip. Legs bright yellow. THE EULABETIDAE OR GRACKLE FAMILY 23. _Eulabes religiosa_. The southern grackle or hill-myna. This bird occurs in the forests of the Palnis between elevations of 4000 and 5000 feet. It is familiar to every one as a cage bird. A glossy black bird with a white wing bar. The wattles, legs, and bill are yellow. THE MUSCICAPIDAE OR FLYCATCHER FAMILY 24. _Ochromela nigrirufa_. The black-and-orange flycatcher. 25. _Stoparola albicaudata_. The Nilgiri blue-flycatcher. 26. _Cyornis tickelli_. Tickell's blue-flycatcher. Less common than on the Nilgiris. 27. _Culicicapa ceylonensis_. The grey-headed flycatcher. 28. _Rhipidura albifrontata_. The white-browed fantail flycatcher. Fairbank did not find this bird at altitudes over 4000 feet. THE TURDIDAE OR THRUSH FAMILY 29. _Pratincola atrata_. The southern pied bush-chat or hill-robin. Not nearly so abundant on the Palnis as on the Nilgiris. 30. _Merula simillima_. The Nilgiri blackbird. In spring its delightful song gladdens the groves of the higher Palnis. 31. _Copschychus saularis_. The magpie-robin. Has been observed as high as 5000 feet. The cock is black, and the hen grey, with a white breast and white in the wings and tail. The distribution of the black and white is like that in the common magpie. THE FRINGILLIDAE OR FINCH FAMILY 32. _Passer domesticus_. The common sparrow. Does not occur much above 5000 feet. THE HIRUNDINIDAE OR SWALLOW FAMILY 33. _Hirunda javanica_. The Nilgiri house-swallow. THE MOTACILLIDAE OR WAGTAIL FAMILY 34. _Anthus nilgirensis_. The Nilgiri pipit. Common on the grassy fields at the summit of the Palnis. THE NECTARINIDAE OR SUNBIRD FAMILY 35. _Arachnecthra minima_. The tiny sunbird or honeysucker. Common from 4000 feet upwards. THE DICAEIDAE OR FLOWER-PECKER FAMILY 36. _Dicaeum concolor_. The Nilgiri flower-pecker. This frequents the flowers of the parasitic _Loranthus_. 37. _Dicaeum erythrorhynchus_. Tickell's flower-pecker. This species does not appear to ascend the Palnis to any great height. It is abundant at the foot of the hills. THE PICIDAE OR WOODPECKER FAMILY 38. _Chrysocolaptes gutticristatus_. Tickell's golden-backed woodpecker. As in the Nilgiris so in the Palnis, this is the common woodpecker. 39. _Brachypternus aurantius_. The golden-backed woodpecker. This is the common woodpecker of the plains: it ascends the Palnis to elevations of 5000 feet. This is distinguishable from the foregoing species by its smaller size, and in having the rump velvety black instead of crimson.