t.< ( Mtl'oi.M I - » lt\ I HKIM ■, 1'alla-. \ /'„/,. 



Thia comet fipom the hill* in the t\ feeds on the mul- 



berry. I I l>\ the nativea in neU, before which two m three 



11. Si i km \ n iiiim, (Jiinliii. \ati\ .• name. PoOSt/fl I' 



\ rerj common bird. El pint in shape and colour. 

 !v and i- often caged. It u docile and hardy, and will in 

 nnv other bird placed near it. It talk-, likr ■ 1/ ■, but with ■ 

 thriller note. 1 obaerred i( on Ifaj 3Ie1 bnflding it- m-st in tin- hole 

 bridge. 



1... Sn km - \i 1.1. \111-, Linn. I < \.iUt*hi 



I 



G nerally ap| !!..rk- in tin- neighbourhood of Mutt™ 



in the cold wi ether. 



The nan I y.\*\\ to thi* bird nml tl rosena is n 



1 i k < • 1 _\ derived from Til (oil seed), which the] are retry fond of. 



16. Bn BUOPABTOn CONTRA, Linn. Native uainr, Ahluhn. 



Th. rather large ned in a conspicnoui situation on ti 



of moderate height. It i- ■ hj. 



17. A< 1: 1 DO 1 M 1 1: ' - 1 ail 1 1-, I. inn. Native name, Maina. 



\1 , bt lerred in tin- cold weather crowdin er mi the 



Unhid treea. The] ! Ok, prtdkh, another 



when fljii The] may be teen of ■ morning feeding 



m the open fields npon whil 1 quentlv raged and 



which it d bly well. 



18. 4 111 s mi n-. \ irill. 



sagacity this predatory bird i* too will known 



h in illustration of it- habits; but I bare t"<> often 



!t licen amused by : tin- tricks, to think some short 



t tin- manner in which tin- exceedingl] conning bird h 



: it l.v the natin -, would not \>V"\>- unint • the read 



1 t with the customs of this country 



1 I well n* several other Ion 



birds, - l l 



II the necessity with bird-catchi 

 it and well-n pply on hand, nml ns n 1 



1 In- t ri« - r, the I'ir 



t' entrapping him. < h 

 is this : — a religious 



«nv with the Hindoos, nml this share "t the h 

 rally tnkm up bj th> women, with whom, accordingly, t 

 rerj fam to tnk>- the I 



their hands. Taking advantage of thii familiarity with tl 

 of the country, I have freqoentlj seen n bird-catcher nttin- hii 

 \ ' • < \ \ \ 1 1 1 Pro< 1 1 in sns 01 1 11 1 



