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243. jEy'dh'ma tiphia. — The Common Iora. — This is one cf the 

 most abundant birds in Madras. Its multifarious and cheerful notes 

 are heard in every garden. 



278. Molpastes hcemorrhous. — Th:-> Madras Red-vented Bulbul. — 

 Very abundant. 



288. Otacompsa emeria. — Bengal Red-whiskered Bulbul. — This 

 bird is sometimes seen wild in Madras. Probably birds which have 

 escaped from captivity have established themselves. On one occasion I 

 saw a young bird without the red patches on the side of the head. 

 There appear to be several pairs in Guindy Park. 



302, Pycnonotus xantholcemus. — Yellow-throated Bulbul. — Oates 

 records this bird as having been found in Madras, but I think he must 

 have been mistaken, for I have never seen it about Madras, nor do I 

 know any one who has. 



305. Pycnonotus luteolus. — White-browed Bulbul. — This bird 

 occurs in great numbers, being in fact almost as abundant as Molpastes. 

 It occurs in every hedgerow. 



327. Dierurus ater. — The Black Drongo. — Needless to say this bird 

 is exceedingly plentiful. Numbers squat on the ground on the 

 " Island " keeping company with mynas and grey-headed wagtails. 

 It does not. seem to "hit it off'' very well with the latter, for 

 one constantly sees it angrily chasing a wagtail, which it never 

 catches. 



The bird seems to breed throughout the hot weather. Last August a 

 pair of drongos built their nest 'high up in a tree in the Fort within 

 a dozen yards of my office window. As there were crows' nests on 

 that and all the surrounding trees, the amount of squabbling that took 

 place may be imagined. The screams of the irate king-crow were so 

 loud and frequent that they seriously disturbed my work. On one 

 occasion I took the trouble to count the number of fights between 

 these two drongos and the various crows. Between 11-45 and 12-15 

 there were no fewer thai: 16 separate fights ; and they kept this up 

 throughout the day Lr 11 days ! 



330. Pic runts ccerulescens. — The White-bellied Drongo. — A rare 

 bird. I can only remember seeing it on two occasions. 



374. Orihotomus sutorius. — The Indian Tailor Bird. — Exceedingly 

 abundant. Its nests are found from February to August. April is the 

 month when most nests are likely to be seen. Single-leaf nests are 



