^2 Private fmportation of Indian Birds, 191 6. 



present volume. Some spcrics were not obtiiinablc in pairs, 

 and, as already indicated, many, much wanted, species were 

 unobtainable, but considering^ the unsettled times the result 

 has been fairly satisfactory, and we shall ho]3c t o realise our 

 ideal more fully at the close of this terrible war. I may 

 perhaps add, that all were disposed of privately, excepting a 

 crowd of 500 Avadavats and some Black-headed 'Nuns, Silver- 

 bills and Nutmeg Finches, nearly all of which were disposed 

 of to Messrs. De Von and Co.; the balance going to Messrs. 

 Derry and Toms. 



I purpose making a few remarks concerning each 

 species and including therewith a brief description and short 

 notes of their wild habits, etc. 



With the small finches I need not occupy space, as 

 all these are so well known and I shall not include avada- 

 vats, nuns, silverbills, or nutmeg finches in the following 

 notes : 



Indian White-eyes {Zoster ops palpebrosa) : Of 

 these there were three live arrivals, all in good trim and very 

 fit; they were at once claimed by one of our members,; and 

 are, I believe, still thriving. Several accounts of this species 

 have appeared in back vols, of "B.N.", the writer was suc- 

 cessful in breeding this species in 191 3 and also the follow- 

 nig year, and one (or more) young one was successfully 

 reared in Lieut. Bainbridge's aviary last year. For the bene- 

 fit of nev/ readers I may state that this exquisite species has 

 a wide range in India, but it has been found that those 

 captured among the hills (Himalayas) are the hardier — a pair 

 sent me by Major Perreau in i 913, which were captured near 

 BakLoh, Punjab, passed the following winter successfully out 

 of doors in my aviary at Mitcham. More than once Major 

 Perreau has supplied notes of the wild life and also of them 

 as occupants of his Bakloh aviaries, so I need only add that 

 their wee, slender bodies are clothed with' a garment of pale 

 olive-green and bright yellow and soft grey, and a pure white 

 ring round each eye. Jerdon calls this wee exquisite the 

 White-e)ed Tit. Its beaut}- and interest as an ui.cupant of 

 the aviary cannot be exaggerated. 



