Indian Birds 



A beautiful emerald green bird. There is a 

 patch of yellow on the forehead. The cock 

 has the sides of the head, chin, and throat 

 black, and a purple-blue moustache. The 

 black of the male is replaced by bluish green 

 in the hen. 



Does not occur in the Frontier Province, the 

 Punjab, Rajputana, Bengal, or the northern 

 and western portions of the United Provinces. 

 It is essentially a bird of Central and Southern 

 India, but rare on the east coast. It affects 

 well-wooded parts of the country. (Illus. G. 

 B., p. 96.) 



^he Red-vented Bulbuls, 15-18 



Head black with short crest ; remainder of 

 plumage brown, each feather having a narrow 

 margin of a lighter hue. The tail is tipped 

 with white, and there is a white patch above 

 the tail. A conspicuous crimson patch under 

 the tail. Bulbuls go about in pairs and con- 

 stantly emit a cheery note. They build neat 

 cup-shaped nests, frequently in plants in the 

 verandahs of houses. When the nest is 

 approached by a human being the parent birds 

 set up a loud chattering. These bulbuls occur 

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