Descriptive List of the Common Birds 
sings a sweet little song. ‘The nest is a beauti- 
ful little cup suspended from a forked branch. 
Two pale blue egges are usually laid. (Illus. 
G. B., p. 96.) 
13. Aigithina tiphbia: The Common Iora. 
(F. 243), (J. 468), (- 1, 
Cock: (a) In summer upper plumage, wings, 
and tail are black; lower parts bright yellow. 
There are two white bars in the wing. 
(6) In winter the black parts of the head and 
back are replaced by yellowish green. 
Hen: Upper parts, wings, and tail green ; 
lower parts yellow. Two white bars in the 
wing. 
This species has a sweet song. It does 
mot occur in the Frontier Province or the . 
Punjab. ‘A little bird,” writes Eha, “like a 
tomtit, in black and yellow, followed by its 
mate in green and yellow, can be nothing else 
than the Iora.” Builds at the beginning of 
the hot weather a very neat and tiny cup- 
shaped nest. (Illus. B. B., p. 91, also G. B., 
p- 64.) 
The Bulbuls, 14-22 
14. Chloropsis Ferdoni. The Common Green 
Bulbul, or Jerdon’s Chloropsis. (F. 252), 
(J. 463), (- I) 
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