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in the same way. If a hawk, or other bird of prey, makes its 

 appearance, these Bulbuls immediately begin to chatter at a 

 furious rate ; and if he settle, a lot of them will frequently mob 

 him ; but the hawk, I have observed, takes no notice of them. 



82. JuiDA PHCENicoPTERA, Swaiuson. Flame-shouldered 

 Juida. 



Eye bright yellow; legs and bill black. These birds are gene- 

 rally to be found from three to a dozen together, sometimes 

 more, excepting in the spring, when they pair off. They build 

 in holes in the trunks of trees, generally at a good height from 

 the ground. I have known a pair of these birds take possession 

 of a Woodpecker's nest, destroying the eggs, and laying their own 

 instead, which the Woodpeckers seemed rather tamely to submit 

 to. They feed almost entirely on fruits and berries, and are 

 destructive to our mulberries and other small fruits. They 

 sometimes hop about and feed on the ground, somewhat like 

 the Thrush and Blackbird in England. 



83. Platysteira pririt, Vieill. Pririt Flycatcher. 



[Mr. Ayres does not communicate any information respecting 

 the habits of this Flycatcher. — J. H. G.] 



84. DiCRURUS MUSiCLS, Vieill. Musical Drongo. 



These birds generally build their nests on the outer branches 

 of trees, about 20 or 30 feet from the ground, in a small fork, 

 much exposed to wind and rain. 



85. Lanius collaris, Linn. Fiscal Shrike. 



This Shrike most frequently builds in a fork of a Mimosa or 

 other low tree, but sometimes amongst shrubs and woody plants. 

 It impales mice, small rats, lizards, chameleons, locusts, and 

 other large insects, on the thorns of the bush on which it 

 perches. It remains frequently for days on the same bush, 

 making short excursions therefrom, hovering over its victim and 

 darting down upon it, in a manner very similar to that of some 

 of the birds of prey. 



86. Laniarius quadricolor, Cassin. Four-coloured Shrike. 

 Male. Eve dark; legs slate-colour. Feeds entirely on insects. 



I do not think there is any difference in the plumage of the 



