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aviary. A pair of Bulbuls {Molpastes leucotis) 

 nested and raised two nestlings in the aviary 

 in which the first pair of Dhayals was breeding. 

 One day I noticed the cock Dhayal on the 

 floor beating to death a Bulbul's nestling. The 

 Dhayals are, therefore, not fit to be in a mixed 

 aviary containing inoffensive birds ; and, as the 

 cock is an unnatural father, he should be 

 segregated as soon as the young ones come out 

 of the shells. 



3. HAREWA 



On p. 100 I have quoted a passage from 

 the new edition of the Avi-fauna of British India 

 ( edited by Mr. Stuart Baker ) in which it is 

 stated that Gold-fronted Chloropsis {C. aurifrons 

 aurifrons) becomes gregarious in the non-breeding 

 season. But the male Harewa has been known 

 to be a very sturdy little creature with an auto- 

 cratic temper and never associates with others 

 of his ilk (vide p. 104). According to Legge 

 we find that females of C. Jerdorii collect in 

 small flocks. Since the habits of closely related 

 species are generally the same, I made bold to 

 suggest the possibility of Mr. Baker having seen 



