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the night. Others are extremely abundant in most 

 parts of the continent of India, where they seem to 

 prefer open spaces in the jungles, or wherever a few 

 trees are to be found upon which they can perch ; 

 or, being far from shy, they frequently approach 

 gardens and groves. Their food consists of various 

 fruits and insects, which they obtain whilst hopping 

 amongst the branches. When roosting singly on 

 the uppermost branch of a tree, they usually utter a 

 monotonous note, that lasts for ten minutes or more : 

 this note is very peculiar, and somewhat resembles 

 a distant hammering of metal. Some of them have 

 been observed picking holes in a horizontal rotten 

 branch, wherein they build their nest, precisely in 

 the manner of the Woodpeckers. Owing to the 

 shortness of their wings, their general proportions 

 are heavy, and their flight is low. 



The type of the race is — 



Richardson's Barbet {Capito Rlchardsoni). 



