THE HUSAINI PIDDAH 



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described, it spreads the tail wide at times 

 like a fan and gives it an upward jerk in 

 the characteristic Robin-like fashion. 



Certain travellers have spoken very 

 highly of the excellence of its song. It 

 is said to be a very good mimic and, in its 

 wild haunts, it mocks other birds. Seated 

 in a bush with distended throat and, with 

 its bill working rapidly, it gives out a 

 strain of blended notes which may easily 



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