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in pairs, flying from tree to tree ; it seems to live principally upon locusts and 

 cicadce. Its nest is rather a large structure, composed of moss and grasses 

 loosely put together. A specimen brought to Mr. Jcrdon was said to have been 

 placed in a hole in a tree. The opening of the nest had apparently been at 

 the side, but it was so much damaged that this is uncertain. The eggs were 

 two in number, and white. Another species, called the Red-ba.cked Broad- 



FiG. 113.— Tiiii C 



EuKVLAiMus {Eurylaimits ochiomalus). 



bill, is Stated to live on fruit and berries ; and Dr. Heifer, as quoted by Hors- 

 field, says that he observed these birds in societies of thirty to forty upon the 

 loftiest trees of the forests in Tenasserim, and that they were so very fearless 

 that the whole flock could have been shot down one after the other. These 

 habits are certainly unusual in birds of this family, and the statement requires 

 confirmation. 



The members of the genus Cyinhirhyncluis, likewise found in India, prefer 

 the most retired and shady parts of the jungles, where, perched on the lower 

 branches of trees, they remain on one spot for a considerable period. Their 

 food consists principally of coleopterous insects, which they capture on the 

 wing. The nest is stated to be pendent from the branch of a tree or bush 

 that overhanss wat . r. 



