Indian Birds 



Second year cock : Similar to above, except 

 that the two median tail feathers are much 

 longer than the others, being i6 inches in 

 length. 



Old cocks : The chestnut parts of the plum- 

 age turn white. 



This bird undergoes a certain amount of 

 local migration. It visits the Punjab in great 

 numbers in summer for nesting purposes. The 

 nest is like an inverted cone in shape, and is 

 usually placed on one of the lower branches of 

 a tree. The white cock shares the duties of 

 incubation, and as he sits, his long white tail 

 feathers hang down several inches beyond the 

 bottom of the nest. 



The bird frequently utters a sharp note 

 something like the twitter of a sparrow. The 

 cock has also a sweet little song. 



In Burma this species is replaced by an 

 alliec'. species — the Burmese Paradise Fly- 

 catcher (T. a finis). (Illus. F. II., p. i ; also 

 B. B., p. j6, and G. B. frontispiece.) 



I'he Fantail Flycatchers, 58-60 



These are blackish-brown birds, with a con- 

 spicuous white eyebrow. There are some 

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