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black streaks below, absolutely unlike the parents. As 

 in the last species, they have dark bills, while the old 

 ones have rosy ones. 



This species is partially migratory, visiting Turkestan 

 in sunnner. But the only regularly migratory Oriole is 

 the Golden Oriole of Europe {Oriolus yalhtda), which 

 occasionally but rarely visits us in Sind in whiter. This 

 species is almost exactly like our Indian bird above des- 

 cribed, chiefly differing by its longer wings and showing 

 less black on the face and tail. And people who admires 

 as so many do. the beautiful Mango-bird, should bear in 

 mind that its equally lovely European relative would un- 

 doubtedly settle in England if allowed, as it is constantly 

 visiting that country, usually getting shot before it has 

 time to breed ; and therefore do all they can, when at 

 home on leave, to protect rare birds. 



THE STARLINGS OR MYNAHS. 



The Myuahs form a very interesting family of Eastern 

 Ijirds, of which the only common European representative 

 is the Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) known to the natives hi 

 India. Nshich it visits in winter, as the Spotted Mynah. 

 India abounds in birds of this group, most of them resi- 

 dents, and several very common. Birds of this family 

 are very easily recognized by their short tails, strong, 

 coarse feet, and the peculiar way in which the mouth 

 turns down at the corners, as well shown in the Pied 

 Mynah on Plate II (Fig. 4), which is a very typical 

 example. The bill is often very straight, and the legs 

 rather long, the birds usually running instead of hopping 



