BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE HYLAKANDY DISTRICT. 617 



fire. It was generally so dark when they got near, that I was unable 

 to get as many as I should have liked. 1 have never seen them 

 again. The young have no yellow on the head ; it gradually appears 

 as they grow older. The two sexes are identical. I kept a fine adult 

 in a cage for some time, and it seemed to take to being confined very 

 easily, but unfortunately after its wing had healed up a servant 

 forgot to close the door of its cage and it got away. 

 Genus Acridotheres (Vicill, 1816). 



No. 549, Acridotheres tristis (Linn.) — The Common Myna. 



Hume, «' N. and E.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 377 ; Inglis, " S. F.," Vol. 

 V, p. 38 ; Hume and Dav., " S. F.," Vol. VI, p. 398 ; Vidal, " S. F.," 

 Vol. IX, p. 70 ; Dav,, '' S. F.," Vol. X, p. 400 ; Hume, " S. F.," 

 Vol. XI, p. 262. 



This is the commonest myna we have. They breed everywhere 6* 



in bungalows, holes of trees, &c. Lali^My'na 



Genus yEthiopsar (Sharpe, 1889). Bonnie or 



No. 552. yETHioPSAB Fuscus (Wagl.)— The Jungle Myna. 



Hume, "N. and E.,''' 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 3S3.— Acridotheres 

 fuscus.— Inglis, '' S. F.," Vol. V, p. 38 ; Hume and Dav., " S. F.," 

 Vol. VI, p. 388. 



This myna is also very common, but frequents little patches of jungle 65 



in the cultivation, though it does sometimes com.e near houses. „P^^^* 



^ Caoondia 



Genus Sturnopastor (Hodgs, 1844). Myna. 



No. 555. Sturnopastor contra (Linn.) — The Pied Myna. 

 Hume, " N. and B.," 2nd Ed., Vol. I, p. 386 ; Inglis, " S. F.," 

 Vol. V, p. 38 ; Hume, " S. F.," Vol. XI, p. 261. 



This species is also very common. It never builds in the holes of 66 



trees like the other mynas. ^ ,^^^?; 



'' Gobara Myna 



or Chirka 

 harii. 



( To he continued.) 



