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but I have never found broken eggs underneath a nest from 

 which Koel's eggs have been taken. 



" I may also add that at Chinhut, on the 25th of August, I 

 saw a Crow feeding a young Koel. The youngster, to attract 

 the attention of the Crow, occasionally indulged in a con- 

 tinuous ' cawing/ for all the world like a young Crow. It was 

 fully fledged, and flew from tree to tree after its foster parents. 

 On another and more recent occasion, I saw a batch of three 

 young Koels being led about and fed by a pair of Crows, the 

 young birds making very fair attempts to 'caw.'" — G. Reid. 



Average of 11 Lucknow eggs T18" x "89" 



Measurement of largest egg l - 28" x '94" 



smallest egg i ^'^ x ' 86 



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No. 11.29. Taccocua leschenaulti. Sirkeer Cuckoo. 



Brown-bird [Martiniere boys]. 



The Sirkeer Cuckoo is a permanent resident, and, though 

 not numerically abundant, is fairly common. It is most 

 frequently met with in dhak-jungle in which there is a good 

 deal of grass and undergrowth, through which it runs 

 almost exactly like a huge rat or mungoose. It also occurs 

 in mango-topes, and in these I have taken its nest, as well 

 as in babool-trees. The breeding-season commences in 

 April, or possibly earlier, and lasts until August. Most of 

 my eggs have been taken in July. The nest is a rough cup of 

 sticks lined with green leaves, sometimes large and deep, at 

 other times little better than a platform. The full clutch is 

 three, or sometimes four, white eggs with a chalky covering. 



Average of 7 Lucknow eggs 1*43" X 1 "09" 



Measurement of largest egg 1-48" x 1 - 10" 



„ smallest egg 1-37" X 1*03" 



No. 1130. Centropus sinensis. Common Coucal. 



Mohok [H.]. Crow-Pheasant or Mohawk [Anglo-Indian 

 boys] . 



The Crow-Pheasant, with its rich black and chestnut 

 plumage, and its sonorous " hoop, hoop, hoop," is a common 

 and permanent resident. It inhabits groves, dhak-jungle, 



