THE HAREWA 93 



as a splendid 'protective' livery. Thus 

 equipped with the quahties of a valued 

 pet, it richly deserves the encomiums 

 bestowed on it by Indian bird-lovers. 

 It lives long in captivity and its behaviour 

 in the cage is amiable. 



The appellation of *Green Bulbui' is a 

 misnomer, for unlike the earlier writers, 

 modern systematists see nothing common 

 between it and the Bulbui except their 

 short tarsus, which is too slender a feature 

 to establish their affinity. Consequently, 

 the Harewas are placed in a distinct group, 

 scientifically known as Chloropsis. 



It has quite a wide range through the 

 Sub-Himalayan regions from Garhwal to 



Dibrugarh. In the forests oi 



Distribu- , . r. ^ 



^.^^ the hilly regions of Central 



India and Chotanagpur, from 



Sirguja through Lohardugga and Manbhum 



to the Rajmahal Hills, this bird is very 



largely represented. In West Bengal, 



only the out-lying district of Midnapur is 



inhabited. It abounds more largely in 



