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elongated and curl up at their tips, its breast bluish white, head and 

 neck black, with a white patch at the back. It is generally to be 

 found in all the well-wooded parts of Burma, and is especially 

 common in the Shan States. It nests generally in March and April 

 although its nest may be found later. It builds an open cup-shaped 

 nest, generally placed in a small tree from 12 to 20 feet from the 

 ground and lays three or four eggs very like the common magpie. 



It lives chiefly on grasshoppers and insects, which it catches on 

 the ground, and is not above doing a bit of poaching, like the rest 

 of the crow tribe. It is found in all suitable localities, and is to be 

 found near Rangoon. ■ 



Burmese name — Hnet daw-pya. 



(No. 12, V. occipitalis.) 



QREEN lYIAfiPIE. 



The Green Magpie is rather a rare bird, and found only in dense 

 jungle. It is a little smaller than the Common Magpie and its 

 prevailing colour being bright grass-green with brown patches on 

 the wings, and a red bill. It is extraordinary how skins of this bird 

 fade from pale green to blue, after they have been kept for a few 

 years. 



(No. 14. Cissa chinensis.) 



INDIAN TREE PIE. 



The Indian Tree Pie is another conspicuous bird, with a long 

 fan-shaped tail. In size it is slightly smaller than the House-crow, 

 and its prevailing colour being brownish-buff with black points, and 

 light-grey on its wings. It is not generally found in parties, and 

 keeps to the trees, rarely coming down to the ground. These 

 magpies draw attention to their whereabouts by their fine metallic 

 calls and harsh jay-like chatterings, and are more often found round 

 gardens and villages than in thick jungles. They place their nests 

 fairly high up in trees or bamboos and lay two types of eggs, one 

 white with pinkish-brown spots, the other white with greyish-green 

 ones. They are well distributed over the whole Province, in the hills 

 their place being taken by the Himalayan Tree-Pie. One or other is 

 found in most parts of Burma. 



Burmese name — Napagyi. 



(No. 16. Dendrocitta rufa.) 



THE HIMALAYAN TREE PIE. 



This bird is only found above about 4,000 feet and has exactly the 

 same habits as the last, but differs in having the back of its head grey 



