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the other direction to the eastward of India. It is not so 

 common as the other Mynahs, and near Calcutta I have 

 never seen it wild, although I found it numerous enough 

 at Dehra Dun. It bears confinement well, and will learn 

 to imitate various sounds. When singing, it looks very 

 curious, with its long crest standing on end and its white- 

 tipped tail spread out. Like the Pied Mynah, it would 

 be a good bird for acclimitization abroad. 



THE GREY-HEADED MYNAH (Sturnia malabarica), is, 

 like the last species, commonly called Pawi, the crested 

 birds being distinguished in Bengal as the Monghyr Pawi. 

 It is the smallest of our common Mynahs, being only 

 eight inches long, and slenderly formed, with a longer tail 

 than Mynahs usually have. In colour, it is grey above, the 

 head being a light silver-grey, below it is cinnamon, 

 the tail being tipped with this colour ; also the pinion- 

 quills are black. The bill is blue and yellow as in the last 

 species ; the eyes white, and the legs dark dirty yellow. 

 Many specimens show a white patch on the forehead and 

 throat, this may occur in both cocks and hens. Young 

 birds are a greyish drab nearly all over, with blue eyes ; 

 their small size and plain colour make them easily 

 distinguishable. 



This little Mynah is found all over India, including 

 the hills at low elevations. It is not found in Ceylon, 

 nor in the Andamans and Nicobars : its place in these 

 later islands being taken by two beautiful species pecu- 

 liar to them. 



The Andaman Pawi (Sturnia andamanica) is frequently 

 to be had in Calcutta. It is a little larger than the 



