Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



Hen : A greenish-brown sparrow-like bird 

 with two conspicuous whitish bars on the 

 wing. 



This bird is a winter visitor to the plains of 

 Northern and Central India, and, to some 

 extent, S. India. Natives call it the Juti. It 

 has a pleasing song, but is not a bird that 

 obtrudes itself on the observer. Unless care- 

 fully watched for it is apt to be overlooked. 



Jerdon writes of this species, " It visits the 

 plains during October, and leaves in April. 

 In March many are taken in fine breeding 

 livery. In the extreme south I have chiefly 

 seen it in bamboo jungle, feeding on the seeds 

 of bamboos on several occasions, and so much 

 is this its habit that the Telegu name signifies 

 ' Bamboo sparrow.' In other parts of the 

 countr}^ it frequents alike groves, gardens, and 

 jungle, feeding on various seeds and grain ; 

 also not infrequently on flower buds and young 

 ieaves." 



Eha does not include this species in his 

 Common Birds of Bombay. Cunningham says 

 it is fairly common in the gardens of Calcutta 

 during the winter months. Jesse states that 

 it is fairly common at Lucknow. At Lahore 

 I observed it only in March and April. 

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