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when I liad one of these cages set for another purpose, 

 catching the same Tit, in this case a Great Tit, so many 

 times, that at last I had to keep him in a spare cage 

 for an hour or so in order to keep the trap-cage open 

 at all. 



(To be C07iii7i7iedj. 



^be paooba or Blach«*bca^c5 riDvnab* 



f Teme^iucJuis pagodaruui). 



By AlvLEN S11.VER. 



^ ^^ ' HE Pagoda Starling, or Brahminy Mynah as 



Cr^ this bird is otherwise called, is certainly not 



V^ one of the commonest of our foreign cage 



birds, and I intend, with the permission of 



the Editor, to briefly discuss the species. Having 



some time ago purchased one, and not being quite 



sure of its identity, I wrote to Dr. Butler on the 



subject and with his help was able to find out 



more about this "natty" Mynah, which certainly 



deserves to be better known as a cage bird. 



It is not a bird of brilliant plumage, but the 

 colours are delicate and the contrast is exceedingly 

 pleasing, and if in health it is a model of neatness 

 and cleanliness. 



The song may be described as a mixture of the 

 good and the bad, and is as surprising as it is comical. 

 Whilst singing, the bird puffs out its ragged plumage 

 and raises the crest, at the same time lifting the head 

 slightly. A few harsh calls are heard, immediately 

 followed by several mellow whistling notes that would 

 put in the shade the average Blackbird, then the 

 broken song of a young Thrush is gone through, 

 terminated by inward " chuckles." And having had 

 more time than usual on my hands lately, I notice 

 that into his song my bird introduces a whistle which 



