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 THE SMALL MINIVET. 



About six inches in length and not so brightly coloured as the first, 

 having a lot of grey on the back. Minivets make beautiful cup- 

 shaped nests, generally at a rood height from the ground, laying 

 white Gggs streaked with grey. 



(No. 500. P. peregrinus.) 



JERDON'S MINIVET. 



A small bird of the dry-zone of Upper Burma, and, unlike the 

 remainder of the family, being generally found near the ground. The 

 cock bird has the top of his head, neck, and upper back black, 

 bordered with white ; breast and lower part of back white tinged 

 with red ; under parts white ; the hen bird being dark grey instead of 

 black and the red markings very much fainter. 



(No. 502. P. albifrons.) 



THE SWALLOW SHRIKE 



Is a bird about the same size as a swallow, and may be f een in 

 most parts of Upper Burma during the cold weather, hawking for 

 insects round Palm-trees after the manner of its name-sake. It 

 breeds in many parts of the dry-zone, keeping to open country, 

 generally placing its nest on the top of a decayed stump at about 

 fifteen feet from the ground. 



It has its head and neck a dark grey, body dark brown and under 

 parts purplish brown. 



(No. 512. Artamus fu>cus.) 



XI 

 ORIOLES. 



The Orioles or Mango-birds are a family of every conspicuous 

 birds owing to their bright yellow and black plumage. They have 

 very melodious whistling calls, as well as many harsh grating 

 cries. Their prevailing colours are yellow and black, though one of 

 the species is a rich maroon red and black. The young have a 

 mottled streaky plumage, those of the yellow varieties being tinged 

 with green. 



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THE INDIAN BLACK-HEADEO ORIOLE 



The commonest of the four golden-orioles recorded from Burma. 

 7'he whole of the head and upper paits pf the breast black, the bil} 



