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King-fishers (continued) 



billed, Pelargopsis 

 gurialy 162 ; rare in 

 gardens in the town 

 of Calcutta, 162; very 

 common in the Botanic- 

 Garden, 162 ; cry of, 

 162; flight of, 162; 

 nesting of, 163 ; easy 

 to keep in captivity, 

 163 



,, the brown -winged, Pelar- 



gopsis amauroptera, 

 164 ; very common in 

 the Sundarbans, 164 

 ,, the common, Alcedo 



ispida, 157; Indian 

 specimens said to be 

 smaller than European 

 ones, 157 ; constantly 

 present in the town of 

 Calcutta, 157; often 

 hovers, 158 ; habits 

 of, 158 



,, the Indian pied, Ceryle 



varia, 163 ; rarely 

 visits gardens, 163 ; 

 a conspicuous feature 

 in the ornithology of 

 railway journeys, 164 

 ,, the white-breasted Hal- 



cyon smyrnensis, 159 ; 

 very common in 

 gardens, 159 ; call of, 

 160 ; sexual displays 

 of, 160 ; nesting of, 

 160 ; diet of, 161 

 ,, the white-collared Sauro- 



pcutis chforis, 164 ; 

 occasionally appears 

 in the Botanic Garden 

 at Shibpur, 164 



Kites the common Pariah, Milvus 

 govinda, 11 ; extreme abun- 

 dance of, 11 ; beauty of, 11 ; 

 flight of, 11 ; scratches from 

 the claws of, dangerous, 11 ; 

 stupidity of, 13 ; often robbed 

 by crows, 14 ; quarrels with 

 dogs for refuse, 15; good 

 tempered as a rule, 16 ; one 

 enraged by parrots, 16 ; 



irritable whilst nesting, 16 ; 

 very methodical, 17 ; be- 

 haviour of, in dealing with 

 swarms of white-ants, 18 ; 

 nesting season of, 18 ; ac- 

 cidents to nests from storms 

 prolongs nesting, 18 ; decora- 

 tive feathering of the young 

 birds, 19 ; seldom take living 

 birds, 20 ; behaviour in bath- 

 ing and drying their plumage, 

 20 ; temporary absence of, 

 from Calcutta on the onset 

 of the rainy season, 21; enjoy 

 the cool air attending sudden 

 storms, 22 



Kites the Brahmini, Haliastur indus, 

 247 ; splendid colouring of, 



247 ; great numbers of, in 

 Madras, 248 ; occasionally 

 come into Calcutta in flocks, 



248 ; peculiar calls of, 249 ; 

 animosity of, to common 

 kites, 249 ; often mobbed 

 by crows in Calcutta, 249 ; 

 never build in Calcutta, 250 ; 



Kokila, green Pigeon the, Sphenocercus 



sphenurus, 101, 104 

 Kraits the common, Bungarus cceru- 



leus, 352 



,, the banded, Bungarus fasci- 

 atus, 354 



LABEO ROHITA, the Rohu, 380 

 Langur the, Semnopithecus entellus, 



263 

 Lanius cristatus, the brown Shrike, 



180 

 ,, nigriceps, the black - headed 



Shrike, 184 



Leopard the, Felispardus, 272 ; stray 

 specimens sometimes wander into 

 gardens in Calcutta, 272 

 Leptoptilus dubius, the Adjutant, 227 

 , , j a v a n i c ti s, the smaller 



Adjutant, 236 



Lepterodius asha, the Indian Reef- 

 heron, 170 

 Lepus ruficaudahis, the common Indian 



Hare, 314 



Lizards the Blood-sucker, Calotes 

 versicolor, 322 ; adaptation 



