742 



PLOTID^E. 



some of the inner secondaries, all the wing coverts, scapulars and tertials 

 mesially white ; upper tail coverts and tail black, the central feathers with 

 barred ridges ; under wing coverts black ; legs and feet black j bill dusky on 

 the upper mandible, yellowish on the lower ; irides yellow. 



Length. 32 to 33 inches; wing 13-2 to 14; tail 8-3 to 9-2; bill at front 



3'5- 



Hab. Sind, Bengal, Rajputana, Kutch, Guzerat, Concan, Deccan and 

 India generally ; also Burmah and Ceylon, extending to the Malay Peninsula. 



Breeds in Sind and wherever found from June to December in large 

 societies. Eggs, white or bluish white, with a chalky coat. 



