Indian Birds 
branch. The oriole and the dove frequently 
nest in the same tree. 
Found all over India, but only a summer 
visitor to the Frontier Province and the 
Western Punjab, and a winter visitor to 
Assam. (Illus. B. D., frontispiece ; also I. F., 
p- 148, and B. B., p. 1.) 
26. Dicrurus cerulescens: The White-bellied 
Drongo. (F. 330), (J. 281), (II, but with long- 
forked tail.) 
Very like the King Crow (No. 25) in appear- 
ance, save that it is a little smaller and its 
plumage is deep indigo instead of glossy black 
(but it looks black from a distance). The 
breast is grey and the abdomen white. 
This bird, although nowhere common in 
India, is found in all parts save the N.W. 
F. P., the Punjab, and the eastern portion of 
Bengal. 
27. Dissemurus paradiseus: ‘The Larger 
Racket-tailed Drongo. (F. 339), (J. 284), (II, 
but with a tail 20 inches long.) 
Glossy black all over. The head is decorated — 
by a large backwardly-directed crest. The 
two outer tail feathers are a foot and a half in 
length ; on the inner side of the shaft there is 
scarcely any web, while the web on the outer 
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