48 GARDEN AND AVIARY BIRDS. 
sloughs of snakes as a lining to the nest. This Mynah 
is peculiar to India, and to the northern part of it ; it 
does not extend to the east of the Bay of Bengal, but it 
ascends the Himalayas to some height. It does not seem 
to be truly migratory, but the changes frequently oc- 
curring in the beds of rivers in India no doubt often 
cause it to change its quarters in order to obtain a 
suitable nesting-site. It also breeds in the sides of wells, 
and I believe in Calcutta affects the Fort Buildings ; | 
have seen it often on the Maidan. 
Tue Juncte Mynau (Aethiopsar fuscus), distinguished 
as Pahari or Jhont? maina in Hindustani and JShont salzi: 
in Bengali, is somewhat intermediate between the last 
two species. It can, however, be easily distinguished 
from both by having the face feathered all over, and 
not showing any bare skin; moreover the feathers stick 
up ina small ragged crest at the root of the bill, whence 
the native names, which mean ‘Crested Mynah.’’ 
The light markings on wing and tail are white as in the 
Common Mynah, and the bill and legs are orange ; the 
body colour is grey, but much darker and browner than 
in the Bank Mynah, so that on the whole this bird 
resembles the House-Mynah most, of its two relatives. 
It it found all over our Empire, ascending the hills up 
to eight thousand feet, but it affects jungle and builds 
in holes in trees though often associating with the House- 
Mynah and sometimes seen in towns. 
It is a curious fact that the birds of this species, — 
which inhabit Northern India and Burma, have bright / 
yellow eyes, while those from Southern India have pale 
