Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



This bird is not found in Eastern Bengal, or 

 in the eastern portion of Bengal proper. It is 

 found all the year round in most parts of India, 

 but is merely a summer visitor to the Punjab, 

 N.W. F. P., and the Himalayas. 



45. Oriolus melanocephalus : The Black- 

 headed Oriole. (F. 521), (J. 472 and 473), 



(-III) 



Very much like the last species, but is dis- 

 tinguishable by having the whole head, chin, 

 throat, and upper breast black. 



Not found in the Punjab, or N.W. F. P., or 

 in the Himalayas. (lUus. G. B., p. 16 ; also 

 I. F., p. 128.) 



The Crackles, or Hill Mynas, 46 and 47 



As these birds are almost exclusively con- 

 fined to hilly and well-wooded regions they 

 can scarcely be numbered among the common 

 birds of the plains of India ; but as they are 

 so very frequently seen in cages, I mention 

 them. 



They are larger than the common myna, but 



have a much shorter tail. They are glossy black 



birds with a conspicuous white wing bar. 



Beak orange-yellow, legs pale yellow. Their 



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