214 PET BIRDS OF BENGAL 



at a height of twenty or thirty feet from 

 the ground on the stump of a tree, from 

 which the top has been cut. The new- 

 shoots springing up from below the stump 

 serve as cover. Other sites known to be 

 selected by it are the roots of a tree or 

 the ledge of a rock. 



The number of a clutch of eggs seems to 

 be four. The ground-colour is a pale dirty 

 green, so thickly streaked and blotched 

 with dull brownish red that sometimes the 

 ground colour becomes invisible. The blot- 

 chings form a cap at the large end. 



The Kasturi is a very attractive cage-bird. 

 It has a striking appearance, a beautiful 



voice, bold demeanour and grace- 

 Cage-life ful movements and an admirable 



power of adaptability. It developes 

 into a very tame pet and has been known 

 to live as long as nine years in the cage. 

 In India it is kept in a large dome-shaped 

 wicker-cage, always covered up with a piece 

 of cloth. In spite of this covering it sings 

 splendidly. The food that is given to it 



