THE BIRDS OF THE LUCKNOW CIVIL DIVISION. 23 
The Common Grey Hornbill is fairly abundant in localities 
where there are plenty of pipal and other species of wild-fig 
trees, upon the fruit of whichit feeds. It is generally met with 
in pairs, occasionally three or four together, and when one flies 
from a tree, the others are sure to follow it immediately. Its 
flight is slow and undulating. Though it doubtless breeds here, 
I have not yet found its nest. 
147 quat.—Paleornis indoburmanicus, Hume. Na- 
tive name—Paharee Tota. 
The Indo-Burmese Paroquet only pays a passing visit to the 
Division. It arrives at Lucknow in flocks about the middle of 
August, remains to the end of September, and feeds almost 
exclusively on the berries ot the neem trees, frequenting avenues 
where these trees are numerous very early in the morning. To 
the bird-catchers ot Lucknow it is quite a god-send; they catch and 
retail it (previously giving it some drug to make it appear tame) 
to Europeans and natives alike, as a bird brought all the way 
from Nipal, and for which they consequently ask and receive a 
higher price than they would otherwise get. Perhaps it is the 
young of this species that the natives bring from Nipal (so they 
say) for sale in April and May; but if Hodgson’s bird 
(P. nipalensis) be really distinct, the youngsters may possibly 
belong to that jaé, probably to both; but on this point I must 
reserve judgment until I have an opportunity of getting some of 
the young birds referred to. 
148.—Palezornis torquatus, Bodd. Native name— 
Tota. 
The Rose-ringed Paroquet is much too common to be 
regarded in any other light than that of a most unmitigated 
nuisance. Notwithstanding that it often talks well and is an 
amusing and pleasant cage-bird, its wholesale depredations in 
grain fields and gardens, if committed in merry England, 
would bring upon it a terrible vengeance. Fancy a farmer 
seeing a thousand or two settle in a field of his, and on being 
driven off depart, each, with an ear of his precious wheat ! 
Just imagine his looks on discovering some hundreds of his 
choicest fruit lying about on the ground, and then picture to 
yourself what a tolerant being the mild Hindoo is, whose only 
remonstrance against such havoc is a threatening shout or a 
tiny mud projectile, which the birds accept as unconcernedly 
as they do his corn and fruit. 
The Rose-ringed Paroguet breeds here very generally in 
March, nesting, I think, for choice in Jamin trees. From 
the following record it will be seen that I once found five 
