2i A BIRlS CALENDAR 



latter half of the month the Indian robin 

 (Tbamnobia cambayensis) begins to find his 

 voice. Although not the peer of his English 

 cousin, he is no mean singer. At this time of 

 year, however, his notes are harsh. He is 

 merely " getting into form." 



The feeble, but sweet, song of the crested 

 lark or Chandul is one of the features of 

 February. The Indian skylark likewise may 

 now be heard singing at Heaven's gate in places 

 where there are large tracts of uncultivated 

 land. As in January so in February the joyous 

 "Think of me ... Never to be" of the 

 grey-headed flycatcher emanates from every 

 tope. 



By the middle of the month the pied wag- 

 tails and pied bush chats are in full song. 

 Their melodies, though of small volume, are 

 very sweet. 



The large grey shrikes add the clamour of 

 their courtship to the avian chorus. 



Large numbers of doves, vultures, eagles, 

 red-headed merlins, martins and munias 

 birds whose nests were described in January 

 are still busy feeding their young. 



The majority of the brown fish-owls (Ketupa 

 ceylonensis) and rock horned-owls (Bubo bengal- 



