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THE FOOD OF BIRDS IN INDIA. 



Litchi. (Nephelium litchi). 

 Loquats. (Eriobotrya japonica). 



Mangoes. (Mangifera indica). 

 Grapes. ( Vitis vinifera). 



Cape Gooseberries. (Physalis peru- 

 viana. 



Plantains. (Musa sapientium). 



Palceornis torquatus. 



Eudynamis fionorata. 



Dendrocitla rufa. 



Molpastes bengalensis. 



Thereiceryx zeylonicus. 



Zosterops. 



Dicceidce. (D. erythrorhynchum). 



Treronince. 



Carpophagince. 



Molpastes hcemorrhous. 



Trocalopterum cdchinnans. 



Merula simillima. 



Dendrocitta rufa. 



Dryonastes ruficollis. 



Molpastes bengalensis. 



Bichoceros bicornis. 



Psittaci. 



Otididce. 



Chloropsis harduiwei. 



Molpastes burmanicus. 



Gennceus melanotus. 



Molpastes hcemorrhous. 



Otocompsa emeria. 



Acridotheres tristis. 



Grus communis. 

 Corvus macrorhynchus. 

 Corvus splendens. 

 Pyrrhocorax alpinus. 

 Dendrocitta rufa. 

 Hypsipetes psaroides. 

 Molpastes bengalensix. 

 Oriolus kundoo. 

 Pastor roseus. 

 Eudynamis honorata. 

 Stauropala sordida. 



Of cultivated berries the only record we have is that in soir.e 

 Madras hill districts (Shevaroys) some considerable damage is done 

 at times, though not habitually, to coffee plantations by Bulbuls 

 and Barbets, which migrate to the plantations to eat the coffee 

 berries when their food supply has failed in their regular haunts. 

 Practically all species of frugivorous birds take wild berries of various 

 kinds, and should these occur in any locality in which there are cul- 

 tivated berries of any kind, local damage may occur. We must 

 not, however, assume from their wild feeding habits, that these 

 birds will take the berries, but they must be proved definitely to 



Oranges. (Citrus aurantium). 

 Raspberries. (Bubus idceus). 



Strawberries. (Fragaria vesca). 



Watermelons. (Citruiius vulgaris). 

 Mulberries. (Morus indica). 



