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the Gulab-chasm caged than does it 

 display a wonderful capacity for adapting 

 itself to its altered surroundings. It sha- 

 kes off skulkiness and jauntily stands at 

 attention at its master's approach, and, 

 confident of a dainty morsel, allows itself 

 to be tickled by him. In captivity, it 

 loses none of the charm and enthusiasm 

 of its notes, nor its sprightly habits. 



This bird is seen in suitable localities 

 everywhere in the plains, but its range 

 in the hills appears to be confined to the 

 elevation of 5,000 ft and below. It is 

 found in Burma, though un- 

 , . represented in Tennaserim, south 



of Moulmein. It is less common 

 in the south of the Deccan. The speci- 

 men found in Ceylon, though classed as 

 a different species called P. nasalis is 

 almost identical with the continental 

 type. 



For a glimpse of this golden-eyed 

 Babbler amid natural surroundings, we 

 must turn to places overgrown with thick 



