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brown and striated, the eye very large, and the habits mostly 

 nocturnal. The plumage somewhat recalls that of Attatjen and 

 Thinocoris, which perhaps ought to be placed near them. They 

 live chiefly in arid and stony distrii-ts, also in thin jungle ; they 

 liave only one moult, and no seasonal change of plumage whatever. 

 The bill has been by some compared, not unaptly, with that 

 of the Nuthatch. 



859. (Edicnemus crepitans, Temminck. 



Blyth, Cat 1548— Sykes, Cat. 212— Jerdon, Cat. 367— 

 Gould, Birds of Europe, pi. Karwanak, H. — Barsiri, H. of 



some ; Lamhi of Falconers — Rharmo, Beng. — KaJleydu, Tel. — Kana 

 mosa/, Tarn., i. e., Jungle-hare — Bastard Florikin of some Sportsmen. 



The Stone-plover. 



Desrr. — Upper parts reddish ashy with a longitudinal dusky 

 stripe down the middle of each feather ; a pale bar on the wing 

 formed by the tips of the coverts ; quills black, the first with a 

 large ;ind conspicuous white spot near the middle, the second with 

 one somewhat smaller ; tail with all the feathers, except the central 

 ones tipped with black; lores, cneeks, throat, belly, and thigh- 

 coverts white ; the neck and breast tinged with reddish earthy, and 

 marked with fine longitudinal streaks ; under tail-coverts reddish 

 ashy. 



Bill pale yellow at the base> black at the tip ; irides and orbits 

 yellow; legs and feet yellow. Length 16 to 17 inches ; wing 9 ; 

 tail 4^ ; bill at front 1^ ; tarsus Sy'^. 



The wrll known Stone-plover of England occurs in most parts of 

 India down to the extreme South, frequenting bushy wilds, 

 cleared spots in jungle, low, stony and jungly hills, also now and 

 then patches of grass with bushes interspersed, but generally in 

 some retired and secluded spots. It is more rare in Lower Bengal 

 and in Mallabar than in most other districts. When a flock of 

 these birds is disturbed, they fly a short distance, and then run 

 and hide themselves, occasionally squatting so close as to have 

 received from the Tamuls the name of the Jungle-hare. They 

 are permanent residents in India, laying generally two or three 



