Indian Birds 
ing reeds, heads of millet, stout grass stems, or 
perhaps more frequently to a forked branch. 
11. Myiophoneus borsfieldi : The Malabar 
Whistling Thrush, or Idle Schoolboy. (F. 189), 
(J. 342), (+IIL) 
A black bird with large cobalt blue patches 
on the forehead and the wings. Small patches 
of the same hue occur on other parts of the 
body. ; 
Not found in the N.W. Frontier Province, 
the Punjab, United Provinces, Bengal, or the 
eastern portion of Madras. Usually occurs in 
the neighbourhood of shaded streams. Its 
note is a striking whistle. 
12. Zosterops palpebrosa: The Indian White- 
eye, or Spectacle Bird. (F. 226), (J. 631), (- I.) 
A greenish yellow bird, with bright yellow 
throat and a patch of yellow under the tail. 
The rest of the lower plumage is greyish 
white. The most noticeable feature of the 
bird is a ring of white feathers round the eye. 
Hence its popular name. White-eyes go about 
in large flocks; they feed largely on insects 
which they pick from off the leaves of trees. 
Each individual utters unceasingly a cheeping 
note. At the nesting season, which is usually 
at the beginning of the hot weather, the cock 
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