INDEX 



413 



Dayal the, Copsychus saularis, the 



Magpie-robin, 116 

 Dendrocitta rufa, the Indian Tree- 



pie, 187 



Dendrocopus himalayensis, the western 

 Himalayan pied Wood- 

 pecker, 226 

 , , macii, the fulvous-breasted 



pied Woodpecker, 225 

 Dhamin, or Rat - snake, Zamenis 



mucosus, 336 

 Dicceum crue?itatum, the scarlet-backed 



Flower-pecker, 127 

 ,, erythrorhynchus, Tickell's 



Flower-pecker, 127 



Dicrurus ater, black Drongo, or King- 

 crow, 148 



,, ccerulescens, the white- bellied 

 Drongo, or King - crow, 

 154 



Dolphins, the Gangetic, Platanista 

 gangetica, 314 ; behaviour of, in 

 rising, 315 ; sounds made by, 315 ; 

 do not usually occur in herds, 316 ; 

 apparent absence of, from the Hugli 

 when in full flood, 316 ; troublesome 

 to fishermen, 316 ; easily drowned, 

 317 



Drongos the black or common King- 

 crow, Dicrurus ater, 148 

 ,, the white-bellied, Dicrurus 



ccerulescens, 154 



Dryophis mycterizans, the Tree-snake, 

 338 



EAGLES the white-bellied Sea-, Hali- 

 aetus leucogaster, 244 ; 

 splendid colouring of, 244 

 ,, Pallas' Fishing, Haliaetus 

 leucoryphus, 243 ; occasion- 

 ally visits gardens, 243 ; 

 usually driven off by crows, 

 244 ; great abundance of, 

 in the Sundarbans and the 

 lower part of the river 

 Surma, 245 



,, the crested Serpent- Spilornis 

 cheela, 245 ; sometimes seen 

 in gardens, 245 ; its spotted 

 plumage, 245 



Egrets the large, Herodias alba, oc- 

 casionally to be seen flying 



aloft over the town of Cal- 

 cutta, 172 



Egrets the Cattle-, Bubulcus coro- 

 mandus, 169 ; occasionally 

 visits ponds within Calcutta, 

 169 



Epidemics occurrence of, as a cause of 

 periodic variations in the numbers 

 of Sparrows, 195 ; of Squirrels, 301 ; 

 of Mole-rats, 312 

 Eudynamis honor ata, the Koil, 63 



FALCON the Peregrine, Falco pere- 

 grinus, 245 ; relatively rare in Cal- 

 cutta, 245 ; constant visitors to towns 

 in Upper India in winter, 246 ; ex- 

 cessive numbers of, in the swamps 

 of the lower Surma, 246 

 Fan tail the white-throated, Ehipidura 

 albicollis, 121 ; extremely attractive 

 ways of, 121 ; ludicrous size of their 

 tails, 122 ; boldness of, 122 

 Felis chaus, the Jungle-cat, 273 

 ,, pardus, the Leopard, 272 

 ,, viverrina, the Fishing-cat, 273 

 Finch the common Rose-, Carpodacus 

 erythrinus, 260 ; not uncommon in 

 gardens in Calcutta in winter, 260 

 Fish the Catla, Catla buchanani, 380 ; 

 in high repute as food, 380 ; 

 attaining to a great size even 

 in small ponds, 380 ; wonder- 

 ful activity of, 380; rod- 

 fishing for, 382 



,, Mud-skippers, Periophthalmi, 

 375 ; found in gardens 

 abutting on the Hugli, 375 ; 

 appear in autumn and dis- 

 appear whilst the river is in 

 full flood, 376 ; when on land 

 look like small lizards or great 

 tadpoles, 376 ; great numbers 

 of, in the channels of the 

 Sundarbans, 377 ; probable 

 origin of the different be- 

 haviour that they show in 

 different areas there, 378 

 ,, Mullet, Mugil corsula, 372; 

 swim with their eyes project- 

 ing from the surface of the 

 water, 372 ; ways of travelling 

 against strong currents, 373 



