THE MYNAH. 59 



Jungle Mynah (Aethiopsar fuscus) which has the grey 

 body and orange bill and legs of the bank species 

 with the white wing and tail marks of the common 

 one and differs from them both in being feathered 

 up to the eyes. One naturally does not expect a 

 simple jungle-bird to be so bare-faced as a denizen. 

 of cities. Much commoner is the sweet-voiced black 

 and white pied Mynah {Sturnopastor contra) with 

 its orange face and orange ivory-tipped bill, which 

 is much the most like our starling, but unhke starhngs 

 generally builds a great untidy nest on a bough, as- 

 if to show that it fears no enemy ; and it certainly 

 ought not to find one in man, for its showy plumage, 

 beautiful, note, and harmless disposition, make it 

 one of the best of our birds. 



