THE HAREWA lOS 



titutioii which makes it quite a hardy and 

 long-Uved specimen for the cage. Its 

 appetite is in conformity with its sturdy 

 physique, allowing it no time to be fastidi- 

 ous about its food, as is often the case with 

 the over-punctilious. It therefore admits 

 of easy management in captivity, and it» 

 keeper is hardly put to any trouble or 

 anxiety except that which sometimes 

 verges on the ludicrous and which is due 

 to the vulgar misuse of its vocal chord in 

 mimicking cries of distress. Little wonder, 

 then, that it will be appreciated by bird- 

 lovers highly enough to make its price 

 commensurate with its worth. And its 

 value extorts from its keeper greater and 

 more generous care than is generally 

 bestowed on birds in this country. It is 

 not kept in the traditionally small, crampy 

 cao-es, but is accommodated like the 

 Shama in bigger and more roomy ones. 

 So great is its popularity among the 

 people of India that its demand is hardly 

 met by its supply in the local markets. 



