INDEX 



ACRIDOTHERES FUSCUS, or 



fuscus, the Jungle-Myna, 34 

 Acridotheres ginginianus, the Bank- 



Myna, 35 

 , , tristis, the common Myu a. 



23 



Adjutants the, Leptoptilusdubius, 227 ; 

 formerly very abundant 

 in Calcutta, 227 ; now 

 very rare within the 

 town proper, 228 ; return 

 of, an intimation of the 

 approach of the rainy 

 season, 228 ; magnificent 

 flight of, 228 ; difficulty 

 experienced by, in rising 

 from the ground, 229 ; 

 flight of, often strangely 

 noisy, 229 ; often find 

 difficulty in settling 

 down to roost, 230 ; very 

 ill- tempered, 232; atti- 

 tudes of, often very 

 grotesque, 232 ; attitudes 

 when drying their plum- 

 age, 233 ; splendid 

 colouring of the plumage 

 of, 233 ; astonishing ap- 

 petite of, 234 



,, the smaller, Leptoptilus 

 javanicus, 236 ; never 

 enters towns, 236 



j&githina tiphia, the common lora, 125 

 ^Esalon chicquera, the red - headed 



Merlin or Taramti, 250 

 ^Ethiopsar fuscus, or Acridotheres fuscus, 



the Jungle-Myna, 34 

 Alcedo ispida, the common Kingfisher, 

 157 



Alsocomus puniceus, the purple Wood- 

 pigeon, 103 



Amaurornis phcenicurus, the white- 

 breasted Water-hen, 173 

 Anthus maculatus, the Indian Tree- 

 pipit, 198 

 ,, rufulus, the Indian Tit-lark, 



199 



Arachnechthra asiatica, the purple 

 Honeysucker or 

 Sun-bird, 136 



,, zeylonica, the purple- 



rumped Honey - 



sucker or Sun-bird, 



128 



Ardeola grayi, the Pond -heron or 



Paddy-bird, 165 

 Ardetta cinnamomea, the chestnut 



Bittern, 170 



Astur badius, the Shikra, 246 

 Athene brama, the spotted Owlet, 203 



BABBLERS the Jungle, Crateropus 

 canorus, 82 ; debased appearance of, 

 83 ; Hindi name for, derived from 

 their habit of going about in family 

 parties, 83 ; ways of, 84 ; flight of, 

 85 ; curiosity of, 86 ; nesting habits 

 of, 87 



Bandar the, Macacus rhesus, 264 

 Barbets the blue-throated, Cyanops 

 asiatica, 109 ; cry of, 110 ; 

 behaviour whilst calling, 

 110; partially silent during 

 the nesting season, 110 ; 

 shyer birds than Copper- 

 smiths, 111 ; nests usually 

 well concealed, 111 ; vigour 

 of, when excavating their 



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