Indian Birds 



the white being arranged so as to form a con- 

 spicuous bar during flight. Lower parts are 

 white, as is the tail, except for a black band 

 which runs across it near the tip. The bill is 

 reddish, and there is in front of the eye a 

 conspicuous crimson wattle. The legs are 

 bright yellow. 



This noisy bird is known to all residents in 

 India. Its noisy call, "Did he do it ? Pity to 

 do it," is one of the most familiar sounds of the 

 Indian country-side. (Illus. B. B., p. i6i.) 



In Burma it is replaced by an allied species — 

 Sarcogrammus atrmuchalis — the Burmese Wat- 

 tled Lapwing. 



184. Sarciophorus malaharicus : The Yellow- 

 wattled Lapwing. (F. 1433), (J. 856), (-IV.) 



This is very like the last species, the chief 

 difference being that the conspicuous wattle is 

 yellow instead of crimson and the white line 

 runs round the back of the head from eye to 

 eye, instead of down the neck. Its cry is like 

 that of No. 183, but not so harsh and with a 

 note less. 



This species is widely distributed, but not 

 usually so common as the last. It is said not to 

 occur in Upper Sind or the Western Punjab. 

 It certainly does not occur in the neighbour- 

 hood of Lahore. 



