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the other direction to the eastward of India. It is not so- 
common as the other Mynahs, and near Calcutta I have 
never seen it wild, although I found it numerous enough 
at Dehra Dun. It bears confinement well, and will learn 
to imitate various sounds. When singing, it looks very 
curious, with its long crest standing on end and its white- 
tipped tail spread out. Like the Pied Mynah, it would 
be a good bird for acclimitization abroad. 
THE GREY-HEADED Mynau (Sturnia malabarica), 1s, 
like the last species, commonly called Pawi, the crested 
birds being distinguished in Bengal as the Monghyr Pawi. 
It is the smallest of our common Mynahs, being only 
eight inches long, and slenderly formed, with a longer tail 
than Mynahs usually have. In colour, it is grey above, the 
head being a light silver-grey, below it is cinnamon, 
the tail being tipped with this colour; also the pinion- 
quills are black. The bill is blue and yellow asin the last 
species ; the eyes white, and the legs dark dirty yellow. 
Many specimens show a white patch on the forehead and 
throat, this may occur in both cocks and hens. Young 
birds are a greyish drab nearly all over, with blue eyes ; 
their small size and plain colour make them easily 
distinguishable. 
This little Mynah is found all over India, including 
the hills at low elevations. Itis not found in Ceylon, 
nor in the Andamans and Nicobars: its place in these 
later islands being taken by two beautiful species pecu- 
liar to them. 
The Andaman Pawi (Sturnia andamanica) is frequently’ 
to be had in Calcutta. It is a little larger than the 
