Indian Birds 



are paler than the upper parts and often ex- 

 hibit more or less distinct narrow black cross 

 bars ; habits as above. 



Found all over India, but rare in the N.W. 

 portion of the peninsula. 



Neither 42 or 43 are very common birds. 



The Orioles, 44 and 45 



44. Oriolus kundoo : The Indian Oriole, or 

 Mango Bird. (F. 518), (J. 470), (-III.) 



Cock : A bright yellow bird with a pink 

 beak and red eyes. There is some black on the 

 sides of the head and in the wings and the tail. 

 During flight this bird looks like a flash of gold. 



Hen : Of duller hue than the cock, with 

 greenish back. 



A strictly arboreal species. The note is a 

 soft, rich, mellow peeho, peeho. 



The nest is a wonderful structure — a large 

 cup slung like a hammock or prawn net on the 

 fork of a bow, usually placed in one of the 

 lower branches of a lofty tree, but out of 

 reach of a human being. This species very 

 frequently builds in the same tree as the King 

 Crow. The eggs are pale pink, with chocolate 

 blotches, which wash off. 

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