Indian Birds 



branch. The oriole and the dove frequently 

 nest in the same tree. 



Found all over India, but only a summer 

 visitor to the Frontier Province and the 

 Western Punjab, and a winter visitor to 

 Assam. (Illus. B. D., frontispiece ; also I. F., 

 p. 148, and B. B., p. i.) 



26. Dicrurus ccerulescens : The White-bellied 

 Drongo. (F. 330), (J. 281), (II, but v^^ith long- 

 forked tail.) 



Very like the King Crow (No. 25) in appear- 

 ance, save that it is a little smaller and its 

 plumage is deep indigo instead of glossy black 

 (but it looks black from a distance). The 

 breast is grey and the abdomen white. 



This bird, although nowhere common in 

 India, is found in all parts save the N.W. 

 F. P., the Punjab, and the eastern portion of 

 Bengal. 



27. Dissemurus faradiseus : The Larger 

 Racket-tailed Drongo. (F. 340), (J. 284), (II, 

 but with a tail 20 inches long.) 



Glossy black all over. The head is decorated 

 by a large backwardly-directed crest. The 

 two outer tail feathers are a foot and a half in 

 length ; on the inner side of the shaft there is 

 scarcely any web, while the web on the outer 

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