PET BIRDS OF BENGAL 



India 

 havins: 

 the tuft 

 quite two 

 inches loner, 

 while those 

 of Southern 



India and Burma have one or 

 even less than one inch. The 

 characteristic feature of the 

 bird is the great elongation 

 of its outer tail-feathers like 

 those of the Bird of Para- 

 dise. The inner webs of 

 these two tail-feathers gradual- 

 ly thin off and the shaft 

 is bare for some length. The 

 terminal portion is webbed and 



twisted 



