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Punjab he marks down the nests and removes the young birds 

 a day or so before they are able to fly. In the Sunderbands the 

 bird-catcher waits until the young have left the nest before he 

 captures them, All the young Paroquets that are reared in the 

 locality roost together for some weeks before they disperse over 

 the country. "Slender sticks of split bamboo are placed in 

 those parts of the jungle where the birds are likely to settle for 

 the night, and the next morning the flocks fly away, leaving 

 those of their companions that have been caught with the bird- 

 lime to captivity for life." Baby Parrots are sold by the bird- 

 catcher for four annas a head. In any city dozens of these 

 captive birds may be seen. They are kept in solitary confinement 

 in tiny metal cages, which must be terribly hot in the summer. 

 The Indian Paroquets rarely, if ever, make good talkers. I have 

 heard of many that talk well, but have never heard one talk. 



For the benefit of those who wish to know more of the 

 habits of these birds I append a list of books which deal with 

 them, and propose to do the same for the other Indian birds 



upon which I note. 



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Bibliography. 

 Blanford. Fauna of British India. Birds Vol. III., p. 246. 



Cunningham. Some Indian Friends and Acquaintances. P. 215. 

 Dkwar. Bombay Ducks. P. 17. 



Eha. The Common Birds of Bombay. P. 49. 



Finn. The Birds of Calcutta. P. 98. 



Hume. Nest and Eggs of Indian Birds. (2nd. Ed.) 



Vol. IIL, p. 82. 

 Jerdon. The Birds of India. Vol. I., p. 255. 



(To be continued). 



