70 HOURS WITH NATURE. 



his pet, I must confess I do not like his keeping it in a 

 small circular iron cage, where its tail feathers get broken; 

 or worse still, chained to a ricketty swing. Besides 

 being very small, the iron cage must get very hot during 

 the fierce mid-day heat of summer, and again very cold 

 in raw wintry nights. 



The Fariadi* or complainer, so called probably 

 from its plaintive note, is a beautiful parrot, with its 

 whole head and face of a delicate roseate colour, and 

 tinged with plum bloom at the sides. It is found almost 

 all over India, extending into the Himalayas, Assam, 

 Burmah, and Ceylon. As a pet it is less prized than 

 either of the two preceding species, or the Kajla y 

 mentioned below, although large numbers of them are 

 sold in Bengal and other Provinces. The Madna Tota,\ 

 or Pdhari Tiya comes from the lower ranges of the 

 Himalayas, and the hill ranges of Assam and Sylhet. 



The Madan-gour Tota inhabits the jungles of Mala- 

 bar Coast, and up to about 5000 feet, or upwards, the 

 slopes of the Nilgiri (Neilgherrie s). Both the above species 

 are handsome birds, and are frequently kept as pets, but 

 their intelligence does not seem to be on a level with 

 that of the Chandana, the Tiya^ or the next species. 



The Kajla \ : This parrot is a great favourite with 

 most bird fanciers in India, and it thoroughly deserves 

 the attentions bestowed upon it. It has a much sweeter 



* Palaeornis rosa, Jerdon. 



\ Palaeornis schisticcps, Hodg* 



i Palaeornis javanicus, Osbeck* 



