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bill and legs of the bank species with the white wing and 

 tail marks of the common one and differs from them 

 both in being feathered up to the eyes. One naturally 

 does not expect a simple jungle-bird to be so bare-faced 

 as a denizen of cities. Much commoner is the sweet- voiced 

 black and white pied Mynah (Sturnopastor contra) with 

 its orange face and orange ivory-tipped bill, which is much 

 the most like our starling, but unlike starlings generally 

 builds a great untidy nest on a bough, as if to show that 

 it fears no enemy ; and it certainly ought not to find one 

 in man, for its showy plumage, beautiful note, and harm- 

 less disposition, make it one of the best of our birds. 



F, BC 



