Illustrations 



The Skylark's Courtship. Although he 

 usually sings on the wing, the skylark 



GOES COURTING ON FOOT .... To face p. 30 



From a drawing, 



Bhimraj or Racket-tailed Drongo. Showing 

 the two long "racket" feathers in the 



TAIL „ 34 



From a photograph by Lewis Medland. 



Female Koel. The male of this common 



indian cuckoo is raven-black ... „ 34 



From a photograph by Lewis Medland. 



Shikra Hawk. The upper side of the tail 



is marked as in the hawk-cuckoo . . „ 36 



From a drawing, by permission of Messrs. 

 Hutchinson 6f Co. 



Brain-fever Bird. The exact correspon- 

 dence OF this mimic with its model IS 



NOTABLE EVEN IN BLACK AND WHITE . ,,36 



From a drawing, by permission of Messrs. 

 Hutchinson & Co. 



Bouru Friar - bird. The model of the 



mimicking bouru oriole .... ,,54 



From a drawing, by permission of Messrs. 

 Hutchinson & Co. 



Bouru Oriole. This mimicking species 

 should be compared with the more 

 normal black-headed one .... ,,54 



From a drawing, by permission of Messrs. 

 Hutchinson &■ Co. 



King-Crow. A common object on the tele- 

 graph WIRES IN INDIA ,,59 



From a drawing, by permission of Messrs. 

 Hutchinson & Co. 



Indian Drongo-Cuckoo. The tail in this 

 mimic is not so well forked as in the 



MODEL »56 



From a drawing, by permission of Messrs. 

 Hutchinson & Co. 



