CONTENTS. 



Chapter. Page. 



I. Classification and Books of RefePvENCe . . 1 — " 



II. Passerine Birds — The Crows, Babblers, and 



BULBULS . . . . . . • • « — '^^ 



Characteristics of Passerine Bird — The Crows — 

 Common Indian Magpie — Red-billed Blue 

 Magpie — Black-headed Jay — The Tits — Yel- 

 low-cheeked Tit — Indian Grey Tit — The 

 Babblers — ^8at-bhai — 'Streaked Laughing- 



Thrush — White -crested Laughing-Thrush — 

 Peko or Chinese Mocking Bird — Black-headed 

 Sibia — -Liothrix or Peldn Robin — Blue -winged 

 Siva — lora— Yellow-eyed Babbler — White- 

 eye or Spectacle Bird — The Bulbuls— Red- 

 vented Bulbul — Red-whiskered Bulbul— 

 Black-crested Yellow Bulbul— White -cheeked 

 Bulbul— White-eared Bulbul— Gold-fronted 

 Green Bulbul. 



in. Passerine Birds— (co»/(Z.)— Shrikes, Mynahs. 



Orioles, etc. .. .. •• •• 'il— iJ«J 



The Drongos — King-Crow — Bhiniraj — The War- 

 blers—Tailor-Bird—The Shrikes— Brown 

 Shrike— Minivet—Pi>?'H{/ Crow-Shrike or 

 Aadralian Magpie — The Orioles — Black- 

 headed Oriole — Indian Golden Oriole or 

 Mango -Bird— The Starlings or M\'nahs~ 

 House Mynah— Bank Mynah— Jungle Mynah 

 — Pied Mynah — Brahinin>' Mynah — Grey- 

 headed Mynah— Hill Mynah. 



