GARRULUS. 59 
Distribution. Tenasserim, S.W. Siam, Malay Peninsula and 
Sumatra. 
Nidification. The nests were first obtained by Davison and again 
quite recently by Messrs. Hopwood and Mackenzie in Tenasserim. 
They are rough, heavy affairs of twigs, roots, etc., cup-shaped with 
a shallow internal hollow. They are placed in tall bushes, small 
trees or palms some 6 to 8 feet from the ground. The eggs 
number two or three and are exactly like big eggs of Cissa chi- 
nensis. They measure about 33°5 x 23-1 min. 
The breeding season appears to be March and April. 
Fig. 14.—Head of P. leucopterus. 
Habits. According to Davison ‘this species keeps entirely to 
the forests, going about usually in parties of from four to six. 
They have a deep, rolling, metallic note, which they continually 
utter as they move from tree to tree. I have never seen them on 
the ground; they probably get their food, which consists of 
insects, and, occasionally at any rate, of fruit, amongst the trees. 
They are excessively restless and always on the move, flying from 
tree to tree, generally at a considerable height and continually 
uttering their harsh, metallic call. They restrict themselves to the 
evergreen forests, never, that | am aware, coming into the gardens 
or open ground.” 
Hopwood says they arecommon about Tavoy and that they are 
not shy. 
Genus GARRULUS Briss., 1760. 
The genus Garrulus contains the True Jays, of which there are 
numerous species in Europe and Asia, three species and several 
subspecies being found within the limits of the Indian Empire. 
These Indian Jays are resident species but may be partially 
migratory to the extent of moving up and down the slopes of the 
mountains according to season. 
The Jays are birds of bright plumage, the wing especially 
being marked with vivid blue. They are not exactly gregarious 
but often three or four are found together. 
