186 PET BIRDS OF BENGAL 



four pretty pale-blue eggs with reddish- 

 browii spots thinly sprinkled over the 

 whole shell. It is a brown bird, with a 

 dark-brown tail and resembles a hen robin. 

 In many of its characteristics, it runs close 

 to Redstarts. Like them, it continually 

 bobs and nods its head and flutters the 

 tail. It is a lively little creature with a 

 passably good voice. As an aviary bird, I 

 think it will be a success. It is not a 

 total stranger to bird-fanciers in India, 

 for, sometimes, thouofh on extremely rare 

 occasions, we notice it in the cage. 



So dissimilar from the Orange-headed 

 Ground Thrush, it is impossible to say why 

 it is called Dama. In certain parts of the 

 Central Provinces, it is termed the Shama. 



