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The bird is of a bold and fearless nature, sprightly in habit, and where 

 encouraged soon becomes familiar. 



It frequents rocks, stables, verandahs, old buildings, &c., and often enters 

 rooms in search of food. 



It is fond of perching on rocks, walls, telegraph wires, and roofs 

 of houses, and in the breeding season has a low, twittering, but pleasing 

 song. 



They breed from early in March to the end of June, some may perhaps 

 breed earlier or later, as after I had procured one clutch of eggs, which was 

 on the morning after I landed, I did not trouble to search for them, and only 

 took notes of such nests that I accidentally met with, as I do not care to 

 collect eggs of other than Indian birds. 



The nests are placed in crevices of rocks, stone-walls, under the eaves of 

 houses, and such like places. 



The first nest I found was in a crevico, above the window of a dwelling 

 house, in a much frequented street ; the opening and shutting of the window 

 did not discomj)ose the birds in the least. 



The nest is a mere pad, composed of grass , hair, pieces of rag, or anything 

 suitable that the birds can find. 



The eggs, three in number, are broadish oval in shape, pinched in a little at 

 one end ; the ground-colour is a faint greenish- white, and they are streaked, 

 spotted and blotched with bright red-brown, having a few underlying specks 

 of a pale inky -purple; the markings are bolder and denser at the large end, 

 where they form a more or less well defined cap. 



They measure 0"8 inches in length by about 0'6 in breadth. 



H. E. BARNES. 



KiRKEE, April, 1892. 



No. III.— TIGERS EATING THEIR YOUNG. 



Some time ago I was asked if Tigers and Lions were cannibals, and I replied 

 that in an experience extending over nearly 35 years, although I had often 

 known of instances of the young cubs being killed by their male parent I had 

 never heai'd of their being afterwards eaten, and I still believe this to be the 

 rule. A few days since, however, I found an exception to this rule, and look 

 upon it as so unusual that thinking the incident may be of interest to some of 

 the readers of our Journal I send particulars. 



On the 17th instant I got kuhber of a Tigress and two fine cubs in a small 

 hill about 3 miles from my camp, and going out with a friend we had a beat for 

 her and she was duly shot. The cubs did not a^jpear in the beat at all, but 

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