DICK BROWNELL'S LAST EXPLOIT IN INDIA. 



and sport. At least no other object 

 has yet been discovered. The birds 

 decorate the bowers around the en- 

 trance with the most brilliantly- 

 colored objects they can gather. 



The sociable weaver bird's chief 

 claim to distinction rests upon the 

 size of its dwelling-house, which is 

 generally placed in large, lofty trees. 

 The structure being completed, as 

 shown in the illustration, each pair 

 builds its nest underneath +he hu^e 

 umbrella -like roof, which is large 

 enough to permit two or three hun- 

 dred nests. The bird is fcunG -n 

 South Africa. 



THE PELICAN. The paradise whidah bird be- 



longs to Western Africa, from Senegal to Angola. It seems never to be at rest, but 



is continually flitting among the branches, stopping now and then for a second or 



two, evidently to admire itself. 



Look at the lyre bird and notice the appropriateness of its name. It is a native 



of Australia, where the beautiful curved tail feathers can be bought in pairs in the 



shops of Sydney. They are of a pearly color beneath, with several crescent-shaped 



spaces of a rich rufous or black color. 



The African barbets are plump, gaudy -colored birds, chiefly met with in West- 

 ern Africa and tropical America. 



A very interesting bird is the golden trogon, rivaling the bird of paradise in 



the richness of its plumage. The golden trogon has the greater portion of its 



plumage apparently composed of burnished gold. 

 The tailor bird is remark- - ' 



able for its curious nest. This 



bird literally sews together 



two leaves, sometimes the 



edges of one large leaf, at the 



extremity of a slender twig, 



and, with soft, cottony down, 



constructs a habitation as 



comfortable as it is ingenious. 



The bill of the bird serves as 



a needle, and vegetable fibers 



are used as thread. The nest 



of the tailor bird is always 



hung at the extremity of the 



SCISSORS BIRD. 



