Birds of Lucknow. 545 
but fairly easily seen from below. I have found it on various 
kinds of trees^ but I think that the mango has the preference. 
Average of 15 Lucknow eggs 1-13" X "81" 
Measurement of largest e^^ 1-14" X "84" 
„ smallest egg 1-11" X -78" 
The name Mango-bird_, usually applied to this species^ is 
bestowed on Merops viridis by the Martiniere boys. 
No. 521. Oriolus melanocephalus. Indian Black* 
headed Oriole. 
Pahari-Topi-dar Pilak [H., teste Reid]. 
It is a curious fact that this bird is decidedly most 
common di^ring the cold weather. When O. kundoo is '^en 
evidence/^ this bird is rarely seen. I think that the great 
majority go east to breed. On one occasion^ however^ in 
June, I saw a pair apparently breeding in a mango-tope 
near Mohanlalganj^ but, though I hunted carefully, I could 
not find their nest. 
No. 528. Pastor roseus. Rose-coloured Starling. 
Golabi Myna [H.]. Mulberry-bird [Anglo-Indian boys] . 
Eose-coloured Starlings are common during the cold 
weather, particularly so just before they start ofi" on their 
bridal tour about April, when they collect in large flocks. 
They are certainly not permanent residents. In Reid^s notes 
it is stated that "■ occasional stragglers will be met with 
throughout the hot and rainy seasons, and it is fairly 
abundant as early as the commencement of October.^' If 
Reid ever really saw the birds in the hot weather and the 
rains, which I venture to doubt, they must have been sicklv 
or wounded individuals too weak to join in migration. 
They are found feeding in company with Mynas and 
Starlings, and I have often seen numbers in cultivated 
ground amidst dhak-jungle. 
No. 532. Sturnus menzbieri. Common Indian Starling. 
Kusnai, Tilora [H.]. 
The Common Starling is very abundant in the cold 
weather, associating with Mynas in large flocks. It is 
