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like the warblers, we are likely to get better 

 results. ^ 



An intersting habit of one of my loras 

 is worth mentioning. It used to drink 

 water in a peculiar way. When the plants 

 of the aviary were sprayed with w^ater, 

 the bird used to drink the small dew-like 

 drops that remained on the leaves. Does 

 this support the Fatik-jaPs identity with 

 the classical Chataka which quenches 

 its thirst by catching the rain-drops as 

 they fall from the sky ? 



In summer plumage, the male has a 

 very handsome appearance, its black upper 

 body contrasting with the vivid 

 Coloration yellow breast. The whole upper 

 body — forehead, crown, back, 

 upper tail-coverts, and tail — is black, except 

 a streak of white on the wings, and a 

 greenish yellow rump. Chin, throat, 

 breast, and neck kre deep intense yellow ; 

 abdomen, sides, and vent are greenish 

 yellow. In some birds the yellow bases 

 of the feathers on the head peep through 



